Benzoin aldolase

In enzymology, a benzoin aldolase (EC number|4.1.2.38) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

:2-hydroxy-1,2-diphenylethanone $ightleftharpoons$ 2 benzaldehyde

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, 2-hydroxy-1,2-diphenylethanone, and one product, benzaldehyde.

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 2-hydroxy-1,2-diphenylethanone benzaldehyde-lyase (benzaldehyde-forming). Other names in common use include benzaldehyde lyase, and 2-hydroxy-1,2-diphenylethanone benzaldehyde-lyase. It employs one cofactor, thiamin diphosphate.

tructural studies

As of late 2007, 3 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes PDB link|2AG0, PDB link|2AG1, and PDB link|2UZ1.

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External links

::"The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|122097-01-2."

Gene Ontology (GO) codes