EC |
1.3.1.27 |
Accepted name: |
2-hexadecenal reductase |
Reaction: |
hexadecanal + NADP+ = 2-trans-hexadecenal + NADPH + H+ |
Other name(s): |
2-alkenal reductase; hexadecanal: NADP+ oxidoreductase |
Systematic name: |
hexadecanal:NADP+ Δ2-oxidoreductase |
Comments: |
Specific for long chain 2-trans- and 2-cis-alkenals, with chain length optimum around 14 to 16 carbon atoms. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 52227-95-9 |
References: |
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Stoffel, W. and Därr, W. 2-Alkenal reductase isolation, properties and specificities. Hoppe-Seyler's Z. Physiol. Chem. 355 (1974) 54–60. [PMID: 4154890] |
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[EC 1.3.1.27 created 1976] |
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