From 3-Methylbenzyl alcohol to 3-Methylbenzaldehyde

Graphic of the reaction.
Medline reference: Katagiri M, Takemori S, Nakazawa K, Suzuki H, Akagi K. Biochim Biophys Acta (1967) 139(1): 173-6.
Search Medline for benzylalcohol dehydrogenase.: 10 citations on March 09, 2012.

      3-Methylbenzyl alcohol       
                 |
                 |  NAD⁺
  benzyl alcohol | /
   dehydrogenase |/
        1.1.1.90 | Search GenBank, 48 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
           Kyoto |\
          ExPASy | \
                 |  NADH + H⁺
                 v
       3-Methylbenzaldehyde

Display a pathway starting from this reaction.

EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: primary Alcohol -----> Aldehyde (bt0001)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0213.
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