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EC 1.1.3.38 Details
EC number
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
CAS registry number
143929-24-2
Comment
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.
History
created 1999
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