Vanillin synthase
In enzymology, a vanillin synthase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, 3-hydroxy-3-propanoyl-CoA, and two products, vanillin and acetyl-CoA.
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the aldehyde-lyases, which cleave carbon-carbon bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 3-hydroxy-3-propanoyl-CoA vanillin-lyase . Other names in common use include 3-hydroxy-3-propionyl-CoA:vanillin lyase, and .
