From Limonene to Perillyl alcohol

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Ballal NR, Bhattacharyya PK, Rangachari PN. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (1966) 23(4): 473-8.

Search Medline for limonene 7-monooxygenase.
23 citations on March 09, 2012. 
              Limonene               
                  |
                  |  NADPH + O2
         limonene | /
  7-monooxygenase |/
       1.14.13.49 |
            Kyoto |\
           ExPASy | \
                  |  NADP+ + OH-
                  v
          Perillyl alcohol
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
aliphatic Methyl [H0] -----> primary Alcohol (bt0332)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0728.
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