From (RS)-alpha-Cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl alcohol to 3-Phenoxybenzaldehyde

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Medline reference: Maloney SE, Maule A, Smith AR. Appl Environ Microbiol (1993) 59(7): 2007-13.
Search Medline for cyanohydrin AND esterase.: 6 citations on March 09, 2012.

  (RS)-alpha-Cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl alcohol   
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            3-Phenoxybenzaldehyde

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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:: Cyanohydrin -----> Aldehyde (bt0443)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1771.
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