EC |
1.1.1.90 |
Accepted name: |
aryl-alcohol dehydrogenase |
Reaction: |
an aromatic alcohol + NAD+ = an aromatic aldehyde + NADH + H+ |
Other name(s): |
p-hydroxybenzyl alcohol dehydrogenase; benzyl alcohol dehydrogenase; coniferyl alcohol dehydrogenase |
Systematic name: |
aryl-alcohol:NAD+ oxidoreductase |
Comments: |
A group of enzymes with broad specificity towards primary alcohols with an aromatic or cyclohex-1-ene ring, but with low or no activity towards short-chain aliphatic alcohols. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, Gene, GTD, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 37250-26-3 |
References: |
1. |
Suhara, K., Takemori, S. and Katagiri, M. The purification and properties of benzylalcohol dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas sp. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 130 (1969) 422–429. [DOI] [PMID: 5778658] |
2. |
Yamanaka, K. and Minoshima, R. Identification and characterization of a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide-dependent para-hydroxybenzyl alcohol-dehydrogenase from Rhodopseudomonas acidophila M402. Agric. Biol. Chem. 48 (1984) 1161–1171. |
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[EC 1.1.1.90 created 1972, modified 1989] |
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