Entry
Name
geraniol dehydrogenase (NAD+);
GeDH;
geoA (gene name)
Class
Oxidoreductases;
Acting on the CH-OH group of donors;
With NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
geraniol:NAD+ oxidoreductase
Reaction(IUBMB)
geraniol + NAD+ = geranial + NADH + H+ [RN:
R10308 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
Product
Comment
The enzyme from the bacterium Castellaniella defragrans is most active in vitro with perillyl alcohol [2]. The enzyme from the prune mite Carpoglyphus lactis also acts (more slowly) on farnesol but not on nerol [1].
History
EC 1.1.1.347 created 2013
Pathway
ec00907 Pinene, camphor and geraniol degradation
ec01120 Microbial metabolism in diverse environments
Orthology
K19653 geraniol dehydrogenase (NAD+)
Genes
Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
Noge K, Kato M, Mori N, Kataoka M, Tanaka C, Yamasue Y, Nishida R, Kuwahara Y
Title
Geraniol dehydrogenase, the key enzyme in biosynthesis of the alarm pheromone, from the astigmatid mite Carpoglyphus lactis (Acari: Carpoglyphidae).
Journal
Reference
Authors
Luddeke F, Wulfing A, Timke M, Germer F, Weber J, Dikfidan A, Rahnfeld T, Linder D, Meyerdierks A, Harder J
Title
Geraniol and geranial dehydrogenases induced in anaerobic monoterpene degradation by Castellaniella defragrans.
Journal
Sequence
Other DBs
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 1.1.1.347