From Vanillate to 3,4-Dihydroxybenzoate and Formaldehyde

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Brunel F, Davison J. J Bacteriol (1988) 170(10): 4924-30.

Search Medline for vanillate demethylase.
7 citations on June 12, 2012. 
                Vanillate                
                    |
                    |  O2 + NADH + H+
          vanillate | /
      monooxygenase |/
         1.14.13.82 | Search GenBank, 81 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
              Kyoto |\
             ExPASy | \
                    |  NAD+ + H2O
                    v
  3,4-Dihydroxybenzoate + Formaldehyde
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
aromatic-aliphatic Ether -----> Phenol derivative + Aldehyde (bt0023)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0146.
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