4-Nitrobenzyl alcohol (4-Nitrobenzenemathanol) is a nitro compound used as a reactant in drug synthesis. 4-Nitrobenzyl alcohol can be catalyzed to 4-nitrobenzaldehyde by the enzyme encoded by the benzyl alcohol dehydrogenase gene (ntnD).
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