Biology: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". FEMS Microbiology Letters 284 (2): 213–7. July 2008. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01192.x. PMID 18576949. 
  2. "The origin of ethylphenols in wines.". Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 60 (2): 165–78. 1992. doi:10.1002/jsfa.2740600205. Bibcode1992JSFA...60..165C. 

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