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| Name |
alcohol dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+];
retinal reductase (ambiguous);
aldehyde reductase (NADPH/NADH);
alcohol dehydrogenase [NAD(P)]
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| Class |
Oxidoreductases;
Acting on the CH-OH group of donors;
With NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor
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| Sysname |
alcohol:NAD(P)+ oxidoreductase
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| Reaction(IUBMB) |
an alcohol + NAD(P)+ = an aldehyde + NAD(P)H + H+ [RN: R07326 R07328]
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| Reaction(KEGG) |
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| Substrate |
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| Product |
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| Comment |
Reduces aliphatic aldehydes of carbon chain length from 2 to 14, with greatest activity on C4, C6 and C8 aldehydes; also reduces retinal to retinol.
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| History |
EC 1.1.1.71 created 1972
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Fidge NH, Goodman DS. |
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| Title |
The enzymatic reducation of retinal to retinol in rat intestine. |
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| Journal |
J Biol Chem 243:4372-9 (1968) |
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| Other DBs |
| ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: | 1.1.1.71 |
| ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 1.1.1.71 |
| UM-BBD (Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database): | 1.1.1.71 |
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