Synephrine dehydratase
class of enzymes
The enzyme synephrine dehydratase (EC 4.2.1.88) catalyzes the chemical reaction
(R)-synephrine
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{\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }
(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetaldehyde + methylamine
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the hydro-lyases, which cleave carbon-oxygen bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is (R)-synephrine hydro-lyase (methylamine-forming).
References
Veeraswamy M, Devi NA, Kutty RK, Rao PV (1976). "Conversion of (+/-)-synephrine into p-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde by Arthrobacter synephrinum. A novel enzymic reaction". Biochem. J. 159 (3): 807–9. doi:10.1042/bj1590807. PMC 1164186. PMID 1008837.
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