From Toluene-4-sulfonate to 4-Sulfobenzyl alcohol

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Locher HH, Leisinger T, Cook AM. J Bacteriol (1991) 173(12): 3741-8.

Search Medline for toluenesulfonate methyl-monooxygenase.
2 citations on June 22, 2012. 
              Toluene-4-sulfonate              
                       |
                       |  NADH + O2
      toluenesulfonate | /
  methyl-monooxygenase |/
             1.14.13.- | Search GenBank, 2 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                       |\
                ExPASy | \
                       |  NAD+ + OH-
                       v
             4-Sulfobenzyl alcohol
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
aromatic Methyl -----> primary Alcohol (bt0036)
[Toluene-4-sulfonate] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0290.
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