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
| Benzil reductase ((R)-benzoin forming) | |||||||||
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| EC no. | 1.1.1.321 | ||||||||
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| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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The bacterial enzyme (Xanthomonas oryzae) enantioselectively reduces one of the two carbonyl groups of benzil to form optically active (R)-benzoin.
References
edit- ^ Konishi J, Ohta H, Tuchihashi G (1985). "Asymmetric reduction of benzil to benzoin catalyzed by the enzyme system of a microorganism". Chem. Lett. 14: 1111–1112. doi:10.1246/cl.1985.1111.
External links
edit- Benzil+reductase+((R)-benzoin+forming) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
