ENTRY       EC 1.13.11.43
NAME        Lignostilbene alpha beta-dioxygenase
CLASS       Oxidoreductases
            Acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen
            (oxygenases)
            With incorporation of two atoms of oxygen
SYSNAME     1,2-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)ethylene:oxygen oxidoreductase
            $ (alpha-beta-bond-cleaving)
REACTION    1,2-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)ethylene + O2 = 2 Vanillin
SUBSTRATE   1,2-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)ethylene
            O2
PRODUCT     Vanillin
COFACTOR    Iron
COMMENT     An iron protein. The enzyme catalyses oxidatinve 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.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 1.13.11.43
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 1.13.11.43
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