Entry
Name
aryl-alcohol dehydrogenase (NADP+);
aryl alcohol dehydrogenase (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate);
coniferyl alcohol dehydrogenase;
NADPH-linked benzaldehyde reductase;
aryl-alcohol dehydrogenase (NADP+)
Class
Oxidoreductases;
Acting on the CH-OH group of donors;
With NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
aryl-alcohol:NADP+ oxidoreductase
Reaction(IUBMB)
an aromatic alcohol + NADP+ = an aromatic aldehyde + NADPH + H+ [RN:
R01488 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
Product
Comment
Also acts on some aliphatic aldehydes, but cinnamaldehyde was the best substrate found.
History
EC 1.1.1.91 created 1972
Orthology
K05882 aryl-alcohol dehydrogenase (NADP+)
Genes
BPM : BURPS1710b_A2461(mocA)
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Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
Gross GG, Zenk MH.
Title
[Reduction of aromatic acids to aldehydes and alcohols in the cell-free system. 2. Purification and properties of aryl-alcohol: NADP-oxidoreductase from Neurospora crassa]
Journal
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 1.1.1.91
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 1.1.1.91