Biology:Ribitol 2-dehydrogenase

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ribitol 2-dehydrogenase
Identifiers
EC number1.1.1.56
CAS number9014-23-7
Databases
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MetaCycmetabolic pathway
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In enzymology, a ribitol 2-dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.56) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

ribitol + NAD+ [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] D-ribulose + NADH + H+

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are ribitol and NAD+, whereas its 3 products are D-ribulose, NADH, and H+.

This enzyme participates in pentose and glucuronate interconversions.

Nomenclature

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-OH group of donor with NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is ribitol:NAD+ 2-oxidoreductase. Other names in common use include adonitol dehydrogenase, ribitol dehydrogenase A (wild type), ribitol dehydrogenase B (mutant enzyme with different properties), and ribitol dehydrogenase D (mutant enzyme with different properties).

References

  • "The L-xylulose-xylitol enzyme and other polyol dehydrogenases of guinea pig liver mitochondria". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 225 (1): 87–102. Mar 1957. PMID 13416220. 
  • "Ribitol dehydrogenase. II. Studies on the reaction mechanism". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 234: 2523–31. Oct 1959. PMID 14427582. 
  • "Ribitol and D-arabitol utilization by Aerobacter aerogenes". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 236: 2190–5. Aug 1961. PMID 13786517.