(R)-3-hydroxyacid-ester dehydrogenase explained

(R)-3-hydroxyacid-ester dehydrogenase
Ec Number:1.1.1.279
Cas Number:114705-02-1
Go Code:0047108

In enzymology, a (R)-3-hydroxyacid-ester dehydrogenase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

ethyl (R)-3-hydroxyhexanoate + NADP

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ethyl 3-oxohexanoate + NADPH + H

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are ethyl (R)-3-hydroxyhexanoate and NADP, whereas its 3 products are ethyl 3-oxohexanoate, NADPH, and H.

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 ethyl-(R)-3-hydroxyhexanoate:NADP 3-oxidoreductase. This enzyme is also called 3-oxo ester (R)-reductase.

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