From 4-Hydroxytoluene to 4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
McIntire W, Singer TP, Smith AJ, Mathews FS. Biochemistry (1986) 25(20): 5975-81.

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28 citations on June 22, 2012. 
        4-Hydroxytoluene         
                |
                |  H2O + acceptor
       4-cresol | /
  dehydrogenase |/
      1.17.99.1 | Search GenBank, 84 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
          Kyoto |\
         ExPASy | \
                |  2e- + 2H+ + reduced acceptor
                v
    [4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol]    
                |
                |  H2O + acceptor
                | /
                |/
                |
                |\
                | \
                |  2e- + 2H+ + reduced acceptor
                v
      4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
aromatic Methyl -----> primary Alcohol (bt0036)
primary Alcohol -----> Aldehyde (bt0001)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0272.
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