From Phenylacetaldehyde to Phenylacetate

Graphic of the reaction.
Medline reference: Cox HH, Faber BW, Van Heiningen WN, Radhoe H, Doddema HJ, Harder W. Appl Environ Microbiol (1996) 62(4): 1471-4.
Search Medline for phenylacetaldehyde dehydrogenase.: 18 citations on March 09, 2012.

            Phenylacetaldehyde             
                     |
                     |  NAD⁺ + OH^-
  phenylacetaldehyde | /
       dehydrogenase |/
            1.2.1.39 | Search GenBank, 569 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
               Kyoto |\
              ExPASy | \
                     |  NADH + H⁺
                     v
               Phenylacetate

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: Aldehyde -----> Carboxylate (bt0003)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0035.
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