Fluoren-9-ol dehydrogenase explained

fluoren-9-ol dehydrogenase
Ec Number:	1.1.1.256
Cas Number:	154215-16-4
Go Code:	0018461

In enzymology, a fluoren-9-ol dehydrogenase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

fluoren-9-ol + 2 NAD(P)+

\rightleftharpoons fluoren-9-one + 2 NAD(P)H + 2 H⁺

The 3 substrates of this enzyme are fluoren-9-ol, NAD⁺, and NADP⁺, whereas its 4 products are fluoren-9-one, NADH, 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 fluoren-9-ol:NAD(P)⁺ oxidoreductase. This enzyme participates in fluorene degradation.

References

• Casellas M, Grifoll M, Bayona JM, Solanas AM . 1997 . New metabolites in the degradation of fluorene by Arthrobacter sp strain F101 . Appl. Environ. Microbiol. . 63 . 819 - 26 . 9055403 . 3 . 168377 .
• Grifoll M, Casellas M, Bayona JM, Solanas AM . 1992 . Isolation and characterization of a fluorene-degrading bacterium: identification of ring oxidation and ring fission products . Appl. Environ. Microbiol. . 58 . 2910 - 7 . 1444405 . 9 . 183026 .