Vanillylamine
Introduction


**Vanillylamine** is a [chemical compound](/wiki/Chemical_compound "Chemical compound") that is an intermediate in the [biosynthesis](/wiki/Biosynthesis "Biosynthesis") of [capsaicin](/wiki/Capsaicin "Capsaicin"). Vanillylamine is produced from [vanillin](/wiki/Vanillin "Vanillin") by the enzyme [vanillin aminotransferase](/wiki/Vanillin_aminotransferase "Vanillin aminotransferase"). It is then converted with 8\-methyl\-6\-nonenoic acid into capsaicin by the enzyme [capsaicin synthase](/wiki/Capsaicin_synthase "Capsaicin synthase").


What is an intermediate in biosynthesis?