vanillin synthase | |
Ec Number: | 4.1.2.41 |
Cas Number: | 449168-60-9 |
Go Code: | 0050547 |
In enzymology, a vanillin synthase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
3-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propanoyl-CoA
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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).