The EAWAG-BBD m-Cresol Pathway

• 3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde -----> 3-Hydroxybenzoate (reacID# r0401)
• 3-Hydroxybenzoate -----> 3,4-Dihydroxybenzoate (reacID# r0153)
• 3-Hydroxybenzoate -----> Gentisate (reacID# r0402)
• 3-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol -----> 3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde (reacID# r0400)
• 3-Hydroxytoluene -----> 3-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol (reacID# r0081)

• 3,4-Dihydroxybenzoate [99-50-3] (compID# c0120)
• Gentisate [490-79-9] (compID# c0325)
• 3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde [100-83-4] (compID# c0055)
• 3-Hydroxybenzoate [99-06-9] (compID# c0187)
• 3-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol [620-24-6] (compID# c0054)
• 3-Hydroxytoluene [108-39-4] (compID# c0282)

• EC 1.1.1.90 benzyl alcohol dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0019)
• EC 1.2.1.7 benzaldehyde dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0079)
• EC 1.14.13.- 3,5-xylenol methylhydroxylase (enzymeID# e0287)
• EC 1.14.13.23 m-hydroxybenzoate 4-hydroxylase (enzymeID# e0109)
• EC 1.14.13.24 3-hydroxybenzoate 6-hydroxylase (enzymeID# e0289)

Page Author(s): Keiko Sakai, Matt Rowley, Priti Gairola and Stephen Stephens
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