From Toluene to Benzyl alcohol

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference

Shaw JP, Harayama S. Eur J Biochem (1992) 209(1): 51-61.

Search Medline titles for xylene monooxygenase.

36 citations on March 09, 2012.

             Toluene             
                |
                |  NADH + H+ + 02
         xylene | /
  monooxygenase |/
      1.14.13.- | Search GenBank, 79 hits on Jun. 21, 2012
                |\
         ExPASy | \
                |  NAD+ + H2O
                v
         Benzyl alcohol          

EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:

aromatic Methyl -----> primary Alcohol (bt0036)

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