- Glycolaldehyde dehydrogenase
In
enzymology , a glycolaldehyde dehydrogenase (EC number|1.2.1.21) is anenzyme that catalyzes thechemical reaction :glycolaldehyde + NAD+ + H2O glycolate + NADH + 2 H+
The 3 substrates of this enzyme are
glycolaldehyde , NAD+, and H2O, whereas its 3 products areglycolate , NADH, and H+.This enzyme belongs to the family of
oxidoreductase s, specifically those acting on the aldehyde or oxo group of donor with NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is glycolaldehyde:NAD+ oxidoreductase. This enzyme is also called glycol aldehyde dehydrogenase. This enzyme participates inglyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism .tructural studies
As of late 2007, 3 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes PDB link|2HG2, PDB link|2ILU, and PDB link|2IMP.
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CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|37250-89-8."Gene Ontology (GO) codes
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