Main Reaction: vanillate + a tetrahydrofolate >> an N5-methyl-tetrahydrofolate + protocatechuate

Reference: PubMed ID: 6870241
Authors: Pometto AL 3rd, Crawford DL
Title: Whole-cell bioconversion of vanillin to vanillic acid by Streptomyces viridosporus.
Published: 1983 May

vanillate + a tetrahydrofolate --> an N5-methyl-tetrahydrofolate + protocatechuate