Medical Definition of Vanillate O-demethylase

1. Converts vanillate (3-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzoate) to protocatechuate (3,4-dihydroxybenzoate); enzyme may be related structurally to ferredoxins; demethylates lignin-derived methoxyphenolics such as syringic or hydroxyvanillic acids to the corresponding phenolic products Registry number: EC 1.14.13.- Synonym: vanillate demethylase, clostridium thermoaceticum o-demethylase, syringate demethylase (26 Jun 1999)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vanillate O-demethylase

vanguardist
vanguardists
vanguards
vanilla bean
vanilla beans
vanilla extract
vanilla ice cream
vanilla orchid
vanilla pudding
vanilla slice
vanillas
vanillate
vanillate 1-hydroxylase
vanillate O-demethylase (current term)
vanillates
vanillic
vanillic acid
vanillin
vanillin dehydrogenase
vanillins
vanillism
vanilloes
vanilloid
vanilloyl
vanillyl
vanillyl-alcohol oxidase
vanillylmandelic acid
vanillylmandelic acid test

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