From 2-Methylbenzyl alcohol to 2-Methylbenzaldehyde

Graphic of the reaction.
Medline reference: Jorgensen C, Nielsen B, Jensen BK, Mortensen E. Biodegradation (1995) 6(2): 141-6.
Search Medline for benzylalcohol dehydrogenase.: 13 citations on March 09, 2012.

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

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

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