Hexadecanol dehydrogenase explained

hexadecanol dehydrogenase
Ec Number:	1.1.1.164
Cas Number:	62213-59-6
Go Code:	0047978

In enzymology, a hexadecanol dehydrogenase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

hexadecanol + NAD⁺

\rightleftharpoons hexadecanal + NADH + H⁺

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are hexadecanol and NAD⁺, whereas its 3 products are hexadecanal, NADH, 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 hexadecanol:NAD⁺ oxidoreductase.

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