| L-xylulose reductase | |
| Ec Number: | 1.1.1.10 |
| Width: | 270 |
| dicarbonyl/L-xylulose reductase | |
| Hgncid: | 18985 |
| Symbol: | DCXR |
| Entrezgene: | 51181 |
| Omim: | 608347 |
| Refseq: | NM_016286 |
| Uniprot: | Q7Z4W1 |
| Ecnumber: | 1.1.1.10 |
| Chromosome: | 17 |
| Arm: | q |
| Band: | 25.3 |
Dicarbonyl/L-xylulose reductase, also known as carbonyl reductase II, is an enzyme that in human is encoded by the DCXR gene located on chromosome 17.
The DCXR gene encodes a membrane protein that is approximately 34 kDa in size and composed of 224 amino acids. The protein is highly expressed in the kidney and localizes to the cytoplasmic membrane.[1]
DCSR catalyzes the reduction of several L-xylylose as well as a number of pentoses, tetroses, trioses, alpha-dicarbonyl compounds. The enzyme is involved in carbohydrate metabolism, glucose metabolism, the uronate cycle and may play a role in the water absorption and cellular osmoregulation in the proximal renal tubules by producing xylitol.[2]
In enzymology, an L-xylulose reductase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
xylitol + NADP+
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Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are xylitol and NADP+, whereas its 3 products are L-xylulose, NADPH, and H+.
This enzyme belongs to the superfamily of short-chain 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 xylitol:NADP+ 2-oxidoreductase (L-xylulose-forming).
A deficiency is responsible for pentosuria. The insufficiency of L-xylulose reductase activity causes an inborn error of metabolism disease characterized by excessive urinary excretion of L-xylulose.
Over-expression and ectopic expression of the protein may be associated with prostate adenocarcinoma.[3]