From 4-Methylsalicylate to 4-Methylcatechol

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Mahajan MC, Phale PS, Vaidyanathan CS. Arch Microbiol (1994) 161(5): 425-33.

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49 citations on March 09, 2012.
     4-Methylsalicylate      
              |
              |  NADH + O2 + 2H+
   salicylate | /
  hydroxylase |/
    1.14.13.1 | Search GenBank, 647 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
        Kyoto |\
       ExPASy | \
              |  NAD+ + H2O + CO2
              v
      4-Methylcatechol       
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
vic-Hydroxycarboxyaromatic -----> Catechol derivative (bt0060)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0769.
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