Biology:Benzil reductase ((R)-benzoin forming)

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Benzil reductase ((R)-benzoin forming) (EC 1.1.1.321) is an enzyme with systematic name (R)-benzoin:NADP+ oxidoreductase.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(R)-benzoin + NADP+ [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] benzil + NADPH + H+

The bacterial enzyme (Xanthomonas oryzae) enantioselectively reduces one of the two carbonyl groups of benzil to form optically active (R)-benzoin.

References

  1. "Asymmetric reduction of benzil to benzoin catalyzed by the enzyme system of a microorganism". Chem. Lett. 14: 1111–1112. 1985. doi:10.1246/cl.1985.1111. 

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