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L galactose 1 dehydrogenase

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EC number
  
1.1.1.316

BRENDA
  
BRENDA entry

KEGG
  
KEGG entry

IntEnz
  
IntEnz view

ExPASy
  
NiceZyme view

MetaCyc
  
metabolic pathway

L-galactose 1-dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.316, L-GalDH, L-galactose dehydrogenase) is an enzyme with systematic name L-galactose:NAD+ 1-oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

L-galactose + NAD+ L-galactono-1,4-lactone + NADH + H+

The enzyme catalyses a step in the ascorbate biosynthesis in higher plants.

References

L-galactose 1-dehydrogenase Wikipedia