From Toluene to 2-Hydroxytoluene

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Shields MS, Reagin MJ, Gerger RR, Campbell R, Somerville C. Appl Environ Microbiol (1995) 61(4): 1352-6.

Search Medline for toluene 2-monooxygenase.
12 citations on June 22, 2012. 
               Toluene               
                  |
                  |  NADH + O2
          toluene | /
  2-monooxygenase |/
        1.14.13.- | Search GenBank, 4 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                  |\
           ExPASy | \
                  |  NAD+ + OH-
                  v
          2-Hydroxytoluene
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UM-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
monosubstituted Benzenoid -----> Add o-OH (bt0011)
[Toluene] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the UM-BBD reaction, reacID# r0260.
It was generated on June 19, 2013 8:05:09 PM CDT. 

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