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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