Reaction: vanillin + NAD+ + H2O = vanillate + NADH + 2 H+
Glossary entries:
Vanillate: 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoate
Vanillin: 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde
Systematic name: vanillin:NAD+ oxidoreductase
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 189767-93-9
References:
1. Pometto, A.L. and Crawford, D.L. Whole-cell bioconversion of vanillin to vanillic acid by Streptomyces viridosporus. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 45 (1983) 1582-1585. [PMID: 6870241]