ID   1.13.11.43
DE   Lignostilbene alpha-beta-dioxygenase.
CA   1,2-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)ethylene + O(2) = 2 vanillin.
CF   Iron.
CC   -!- The enzyme catalyzes oxidative cleavage of the interphenyl double
CC       bond in the synthetic substrate and lignin-derived stilbenes.
CC   -!- It is responsible for the degradation of a diarylpropane-type
CC       structure in lignin.
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