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EC 1.13.11.43 Details
EC number
1.13.11.43
Accepted name
lignostilbene αβ-dioxygenase
Reaction
1,2-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)ethylene + O2 = 2 vanillin
Systematic name
1,2-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)ethylene:oxygen oxidoreductase (αβ-bond-cleaving)
CAS registry number
124834-28-2
Comment
An iron protein. The enzyme catalyses oxidative cleavage of the interphenyl double bond in the synthetic substrate and lignin-derived stilbenes. It is responsible for the degradation of a diarylpropane-type structure in lignin.
History
created 1992
EC Tree
1.13.11.7 created 1965 as EC 1.13.1.7, transferred 1972 to EC 1.13.11.7, deleted 1980
1.13.11.21 created 1972, deleted 2001
1.13.12.10 created 1989, modified 1999, deleted 2001