Main Reaction: Thymol >> Thymohydroquinone + 2-isopropyl-5-methylbenzene-1,4-diol

Reference: PubMed ID: 22828982
Authors: Hahn V, Sünwoldt K, Mikolasch A, Schauer F
Title: Two different primary oxidation mechanisms during biotransformation of thymol by gram-positive bacteria of the genera Nocardia and Mycobacterium.
Published: 2013 Feb

Thymol --> Thymohydroquinone + 2-isopropyl-5-methylbenzene-1,4-diol