From Phenylacetate to 2-Hydroxyphenylacetate

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 phenylacetic acid hydroxylase.
39 citations on March 09, 2012. 
          Phenylacetate          
                |
                |  NADH + O2
  phenylacetate | /
    hydroxylase |/
      1.14.14.- | Search GenBank, 5 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                |\
         ExPASy | \
                |  NAD+ + OH-
                v
     2-Hydroxyphenylacetate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
monosubstituted Benzenoid -----> Add o-OH (bt0011)
[Phenylacetate] [Styrene] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0036.
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