Vinylphenol reductase

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Vinylphenol reductase
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Vinylphenol reductase is an enzyme that catalyses the reaction :

4-vinylphenol + NAD+ + 3 H+ ⇔ 4-ethylphenol + NADH

It is found in Brettanomyces bruxellensis,[1] a yeast responsible of the presence of ethyl phenols in wine formed from p-coumaric acid.[2]

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References

  1. Partial vinylphenol reductase purification and characterization from Brettanomyces bruxellensis. Iavor Tchobanov, Laurent Gal, Michèle Guilloux-Benatier, Fabienne Remize, Tiziana Nardi, Jean Guzzo, Virginie Serpaggi and Hervé Alexandre, FEMS Microbiology Letters, Volume 284, Issue 2, pages 213–217, July 2008, doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01192.x
  2. The origin of ethylphenols in wines. Pascal Chatonnet, Denis Dubourdie, Jean-noël Boidron and Monique Pons, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 60, Issue 2, pages 165–178, 1992, doi:10.1002/jsfa.2740600205

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