The EAWAG-BBD Toluene Pathway

• Benzaldehyde -----> Benzoate (reacID# r0269)
• Benzyl alcohol -----> Benzaldehyde (reacID# r0267)
• 4-Hydroxy-2-oxovalerate -----> Pyruvate + Acetaldehyde (reacID# r0100)
• cis,cis-2-Hydroxy-6-oxohept-2,4-dienoate -----> cis-2-Hydroxypenta-2,4-dienoate + Acetate (reacID# r0263)
• 4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde -----> 4-Hydroxybenzoate (reacID# r0273)
• cis-2-Hydroxypenta-2,4-dienoate -----> 4-Hydroxy-2-oxovalerate (reacID# r0101)
• 2-Hydroxytoluene -----> 3-Methylcatechol (reacID# r0261)
• 3-Hydroxytoluene -----> 3-Methylcatechol (reacID# r0271)
• 4-Hydroxytoluene -----> 4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde (reacID# r0272)
• 3-Methylcatechol -----> cis,cis-2-Hydroxy-6-oxohept-2,4-dienoate (reacID# r0262)
• Toluene -----> Benzyl alcohol (reacID# r0265)
• Toluene -----> 2-Hydroxytoluene (reacID# r0260)
• Toluene -----> 3-Hydroxytoluene (reacID# r0270)
• Toluene -----> 4-Hydroxytoluene (reacID# r0255)
• Toluene -----> Toluene-cis-1,2-dihydrodiol (reacID# r0253)
• Toluene-cis-1,2-dihydrodiol -----> 3-Methylcatechol (reacID# r0254)

• Acetaldehyde [75-07-0] (compID# c0160)
• Acetate [64-19-7] (compID# c0050)
• Benzaldehyde [100-52-7] (compID# c0279)
• Benzoate [65-85-0] (compID# c0121)
• Benzyl alcohol [100-51-6] (compID# c0278)
• 4-Hydroxy-2-oxovalerate [3318-73-8] (compID# c0101)
• cis,cis-2-Hydroxy-6-oxohept-2,4-dienoate [7244-95-3] (compID# c0284)
• 4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde [123-08-0] (compID# c0285)
• 4-Hydroxybenzoate [99-96-7] (compID# c0104)
• cis-2-Hydroxypenta-2,4-dienoate [159694-16-3] (compID# c0102)
• 2-Hydroxytoluene [95-48-7] (compID# c0281)
• 3-Hydroxytoluene [108-39-4] (compID# c0282)
• 4-Hydroxytoluene [106-44-5] (compID# c0127)
• 3-Methylcatechol [488-17-5] (compID# c0125)
• Pyruvate [127-17-3] (compID# c0159)
• Toluene [108-88-3] (compID# c0114)
• Toluene-cis-1,2-dihydrodiol [41977-20-2] (compID# c0283)

• EC 1.1.1.90 benzyl alcohol dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0019)
• EC 1.2.1.28 benzaldehyde dehydrogenase (NAD+) (enzymeID# e0101)
• EC 1.2.1.64 p-hydroxybenzaldehyde dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0226)
• EC 1.3.1.19 cis-1,2-dihydrobenzene-1,2-diol dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0060)
• EC 1.13.11.2 catechol 2,3-dioxygenase (enzymeID# e0156)
• EC 1.14.-.- toluene 3-monooxygenase (enzymeID# e0224)
• EC 1.14.12.11 toluene dioxygenase (enzymeID# e0155)
• EC 1.14.13.- xylene monooxygenase (enzymeID# e0172)
• EC 1.14.13.- toluene 4-monooxygenase (enzymeID# e0225)
• EC 1.14.13.- toluene 2-monooxygenase (enzymeID# e0222)
• EC 1.17.99.1 4-cresol dehydrogenase (enzymeID# e0147)
• EC 3.7.1.- 2-hydroxy-6-oxohepta-2,4-dienoate hydrolase (enzymeID# e0223)
• EC 4.1.3.39 4-hydroxy-2-oxovalerate aldolase (enzymeID# e0077)
• EC 4.2.1.80 2-oxopent-4-enoate hydratase (enzymeID# e0078)

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