Literature summary extracted from

Fraaije, M.W.; van Berkel, W.J.H.
Catalytic mechanism of the oxidative demethylation of 4-(methoxymethyl)phenol by vanillyl-alcohol oxidase. Evidence for formation of a p-quinone methide intermediate (1997), J. Biol. Chem., 272, 18111-18116.

Organism

EC Number	Organism	UniProt	Comment	Textmining
1.1.3.38	Penicillium simplicissimum	-	-	-

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

EC Number	Substrates	Comment Substrates	Organism	Products	Comment (Products)	Rev.	Reac.
1.1.3.38	4-(methoxymethyl)phenol + O2 + H2O	upon reduction, a binary complex is produced composed of the p-quinone methide of 4-(methoxymethyl)phenol and reduced enzyme	Penicillium simplicissimum	4-hydroxybenzaldehyde + methanol + H2O2	-	?
1.1.3.38	vanillyl alcohol + O2	-	Penicillium simplicissimum	vanillin + H2O2	-	?

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