From (S)-1-Phenylethanol to Acetophenone

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Hoffken HW, Duong M, Friedrich T, Breuer M, Hauer B, Reinhardt R, Rabus R, Heider J. Biochemistry (2006) 45(1): 82-93.

Search Medline for 1-phenylethanol dehydrogenase.
6 citations on March 09, 2012. 
         (S)-1-Phenylethanol         
                  |
                  |  NAD+
  1-phenylethanol | /
    dehydrogenase |/
        1.1.1.311 | Search GenBank, 2 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
            Kyoto |\
           ExPASy | \
                  |  NADH + H+
                  v
            Acetophenone
Display a pathway starting from this reaction.

EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
secondary Alcohol -----> Ketone (bt0002)
[Ethylbenzene (anaerobic)] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0032.
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