| ribitol 2-dehydrogenase | |
| Ec Number: | 1.1.1.56 |
| Cas Number: | 9014-23-7 |
| Go Code: | 0050255 |
In enzymology, a ribitol 2-dehydrogenase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
ribitol + NAD+
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Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are ribitol and NAD+, whereas its 3 products are D-ribulose, NADH, and H+.
This enzyme participates in pentose and glucuronate interconversions.
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 ribitol:NAD+ 2-oxidoreductase. Other names in common use include adonitol dehydrogenase, ribitol dehydrogenase A (wild type), ribitol dehydrogenase B (mutant enzyme with different properties), and ribitol dehydrogenase D (mutant enzyme with different properties).