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Identification of a novel NADH-specific aldo-keto reductase using sequence and structural homologies.
The Biochemical journal - 15 Nov 2006
Di Luccio Eric, Elling Robert A, Wilson David K
Abstract excerpt
The AKRs (aldo-keto reductases) are a superfamily of enzymes which mainly rely on NADPH to reversibly reduce various carbonyl-containing compounds to the corresponding alcohols. A small number have been found with dual NADPH/NADH specificity, usually preferring NADPH, but none are exclusive for NADH. Crystal structures of the dual-specificity enzyme xylose reductase (AKR2B5) indicate that NAD+ is bound via a key...
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