Vinylphenol reductase is an enzyme that catalyses the reaction :
| Vinylphenol reductase | |
|---|---|
| EC no. | ? |
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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edit- ^ Tchobanov I, Gal L, Guilloux-Benatier M, Remize F, Nardi T, Guzzo J, Serpaggi V, Alexandre H (July 2008). "Partial vinylphenol reductase purification and characterization from Brettanomyces bruxellensis". FEMS Microbiology Letters. 284 (2): 213–7. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01192.x. PMID 18576949.
- ^ Chatonnet P, Dubourdie D, Boidron JN, Pons M (1992). "The origin of ethylphenols in wines". Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 60 (2): 165–78. Bibcode:1992JSFA...60..165C. doi:10.1002/jsfa.2740600205.
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