vanillin and vanillate degradation I

Proteins (2)

Protein	Synonyms	Taxonomy
Vanillin dehydrogenase		Sphingomonas paucimobilis
Vanillate/3-O-methylgallate O-demethylase		Sphingomonas paucimobilis

Compound	Description
hydronium ion
vanillin	on-line & Index Medicus search FLAVORING AGENTS (82-83); RN given refers to parent cpd; structure
NADH
Water	A clear, odorless, tasteless liquid that is essential for most animal and plant life and is an excellent solvent for many substances. The chemical formula is hydrogen oxide (H2O). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
Vanillic Acid	A flavoring agent. It is the intermediate product in the two-step bioconversion of ferulic acid to vanillin. (J Biotechnol 1996;50(2-3):107-13).
nedocromil	A pyranoquinolone derivative that inhibits activation of inflammatory cells which are associated with ASTHMA, including EOSINOPHILS; NEUTROPHILS; MACROPHAGES; MAST CELLS; MONOCYTES; AND PLATELETS.
nad	A coenzyme composed of ribosylnicotinamide 5'-diphosphate coupled to adenosine 5'-phosphate by pyrophosphate linkage. It is found widely in nature and is involved in numerous enzymatic reactions in which it serves as an electron carrier by being alternately oxidized (NAD+) and reduced (NADH). (Dorland, 27th ed)