EC |
1.1.1.216 |
Accepted name: |
farnesol dehydrogenase (NADP+) |
Reaction: |
(2E,6E)-farnesol + NADP+ = (2E,6E)-farnesal + NADPH + H+ |
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Other name(s): |
NADP+-farnesol dehydrogenase; farnesol (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate) dehydrogenase |
Systematic name: |
(2E,6E)-farnesol:NADP+ 1-oxidoreductase |
Comments: |
Also acts, more slowly, on (2Z,6E)-farnesol, geraniol, citronerol and nerol. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 89089-75-8, 90804-55-0 |
References: |
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Inoue, H., Tsuji, H. and Uritani, I. Characterization and activity change of farnesol dehydrogenase in black rot fungus-infected sweet-potato. Agric. Biol. Chem. 48 (1984) 733–738. |
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[EC 1.1.1.216 created 1989] |
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