From 2-Methylbenzaldehyde to o-Methylbenzoate

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Jorgensen C, Nielsen B, Jensen BK, Mortensen E. Biodegradation (1995) 6(2): 141-6.

Search Medline titles for benzaldehyde dehydrogenase.
16 citations on March 09, 2012. 
      2-Methylbenzaldehyde       
                |
                |  NADP+ + H2O
   benzaldehyde | /
  dehydrogenase |/
        1.2.1.7 | Search GenBank, 172 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
          Kyoto |\
         ExPASy | \
                |  NADPH + 2H+
                v
        o-Methylbenzoate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Aldehyde -----> Carboxylate (bt0003)
[o-Xylene] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0222.
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