Entry
Name
2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanal dehydrogenase;
mpdC (gene name)
Class
Oxidoreductases;
Acting on the aldehyde or oxo group of donors;
With NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanal:NAD+ oxidoreductase
Reaction(IUBMB)
2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanal + NAD+ + H2O = 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoate + NADH + H+ [RN:
R11350 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
Product
Comment
This bacterial enzyme is involved in the degradation pathways of the alkene 2-methylpropene and the fuel additive tert-butyl methyl ether (MTBE), a widely occurring groundwater contaminant.
History
EC 1.2.1.98 created 2016
Orthology
K20928 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanal dehydrogenase
Genes
Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
Lopes Ferreira N, Labbe D, Monot F, Fayolle-Guichard F, Greer CW
Title
Genes involved in the methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) metabolic pathway of Mycobacterium austroafricanum IFP 2012.
Journal
Sequence
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 1.2.1.98
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 1.2.1.98