| EC |
1.1.3.38 |
| Accepted name: |
vanillyl-alcohol oxidase |
| Reaction: |
vanillyl alcohol + O2 = vanillin + H2O2 |
| Other name(s): |
4-hydroxy-2-methoxybenzyl alcohol oxidase |
| Systematic name: |
vanillyl alcohol:oxygen oxidoreductase |
| Comments: |
Vanillyl-alcohol oxidase from Penicillium simplicissimum contains covalently bound FAD. It converts a wide range of 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohols and 4-hydroxybenzylamines into the corresponding aldehydes. The allyl group of 4-allylphenols is also converted into the -CH=CH-CH2OH group. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 143929-24-2 |
| References: |
| 1. |
de Jong, E., van Berkel, W.J.H., van der Zwan, R.P. and de Bont, J.A.M. Purification and characterization of vanillyl-alcohol oxidase from Penicillium simplicissimum, a novel aromatic alcohol oxidase containing covalently bound FAD. Eur. J. Biochem. 208 (1992) 651–657. [DOI] [PMID: 1396672] |
| 2. |
Fraaije, M.W., Veeger, C. and van Berkel, W.J.H. Substrate specificity of flavin-dependent vanillyl-alcohol oxidase from Penicillium simplicissimum. Evidence for the production of 4-hydroxycinnamyl alcohols from 4-allylphenols. Eur. J. Biochem. 234 (1995) 271–277. [DOI] [PMID: 8529652] |
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