Reaction: (3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)methanol + H2O2 = 3,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde + 2 H2O
Glossary: veratryl alcohol = 3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)methanol
Other name(s): diarylpropane oxygenase; ligninase I; diarylpropane peroxidase; LiP; diarylpropane:oxygen,hydrogen-peroxide oxidoreductase (C-C-bond-cleaving)
Systematic name: 1,2-bis(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)propane-1,3-diol:hydrogen-peroxide oxidoreductase
Comments: A hemoprotein, involved in the oxidative breakdown of lignin by white-rot basidiomycete fungi. The enzyme from Phanerochaete chrysosporium oxidizes typical peroxidase dye substrates at the heme iron, a reaction involving the formation of Compound II (FeIV=O); it also oxidizes (3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)methanol (veratryl alcohol) to the radical cation. The bound veratryl alcohol radical is proposed to bring about the oxidative cleavage of C-C and ether (C-O-C) bonds in lignin model compounds of the diarylpropane and arylpropane-aryl ether type.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, UM-BBD, CAS registry number: 93792-13-3
References:
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