Vanillin synthase
| vanillin synthase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 4.1.2.41 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 449168-60-9 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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In enzymology, a vanillin synthase (EC 4.1.2.41) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- 3-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propanoyl-CoA vanillin + acetyl-CoA
Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, 3-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propanoyl-CoA, and two products, vanillin and acetyl-CoA.
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the aldehyde-lyases, which cleave carbon-carbon bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 3-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propanoyl-CoA vanillin-lyase (acetyl-CoA-forming). Other names in common use include 3-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propionyl-CoA:vanillin lyase, and (acetyl-CoA-forming).
References[edit]
- Narbad A, Gasson MJ. "Metabolism of ferulic acid via vanillin using a novel CoA-dependent pathway in a newly-isolated strain of Pseudomonas fluorescens". Microbiology. 144 (5): 1397–1405. doi:10.1099/00221287-144-5-1397. PMID 9611814.
- Pometto AL 3rd, Crawford DL (1983). "Whole-cell bioconversion of vanillin to vanillic acid by Streptomyces viridosporus". Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 45 (5): 1582–1585. PMC 242504. PMID 6870241.
