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Vinylphenol reductase

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Vinylphenol reductase is an enzyme that catalyses the reaction :

4-vinylphenol + NAD+ + 3 H+ ⇔ 4-ethylphenol + NADH

It is found in Brettanomyces bruxellensis, a yeast responsible of the presence of ethyl phenols in wine formed from p-coumaric acid.

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