Hi. Perez et al., OXIDATION OF SUBSTITUTED BENZYL ALCOHOLS TO CARBOXYLIC-ACIDS BY NOCARDIA-CORALLINA B-276, Biotechnology letters, 20(1), 1998, pp. 77-79
Whole cells of Nocardia corallina B-276, oxidized 21 substituted benzy
l alcohols, at 1 mM scale, to carboxylic acids at 28-30 degrees C, giv
ing yields of products from 5 to 77%.