Overlapping substrate specificities of benzaldehyde dehydrogenase (the xylC gene product) and 2-hydroxymuconic semialdehyde dehydrogenase (the xylG gene product) encoded by TOL plasmid pWW0 of Pseudomonas putida.
Enzymatic reactions [BR:br08201]
1. Oxidoreductase reactions
1.2 Acting on the aldehyde or oxo group of donors
1.2.1 With NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor
1.2.1.28
R01419 Benzaldehyde + NAD+ + H2O <=> Benzoate + NADH + H+