Vanillin synthase

In enzymology, a vanillin synthase (EC number|4.1.2.41) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

:3-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propanoyl-CoA $ightleftharpoons$ 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).

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External links

::"The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|449168-60-9."

Gene Ontology (GO) codes