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D xylose reductase

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EC number
  
1.1.1.307

BRENDA
  
BRENDA entry

KEGG
  
KEGG entry

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IntEnz view

ExPASy
  
NiceZyme view

MetaCyc
  
metabolic pathway

D-xylose reductase (EC 1.1.1.307, XylR, XyrA, msXR, dsXR, monospecific xylose reductase, dual specific xylose reductase, NAD(P)H-dependent xylose reductase, xylose reductase) is an enzyme with systematic name xylitol:NAD(P)+ oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

xylitol + NAD(P)+ ⇌ D-xylose + NAD(P)H + H+

Xylose reductase catalyses the initial reaction in the xylose utilization pathway, the NAD(P)H dependent reduction of xylose to xylitol.

References

D-xylose reductase Wikipedia
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