Reaction: 2-hydroxy-1,2-diphenylethanone = 2 benzaldehyde
Glossary: thiamine diphosphate
benzoin = 2-hydroxy-1,2-diphenylethanone
Other name(s): benzaldehyde lyase; 2-hydroxy-1,2-diphenylethanone benzaldehyde-lyase
Systematic name: 2-hydroxy-1,2-diphenylethanone benzaldehyde-lyase (benzaldehyde-forming)
Comments: A thiamine-diphosphate protein.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 122097-01-2
References:
1. González, B. and Vicuña, R. Benzaldehyde lyase, a novel thiamine PPi-requiring enzyme, from Pseudomonas fluorescens biovar I. J. Bacteriol. 171 (1989) 2401-2405. [PMID: 2496105]