IntEnz - EC 1.2.1.21

EC 1 - Oxidoreductases

EC 1.2 - Acting on the aldehyde or oxo group of donors

EC 1.2.1 - With NAD⁺ or NADP⁺ as acceptor

EC 1.2.1.21 - Glycolaldehyde dehydrogenase

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IntEnz Enzyme Nomenclature
EC 1.2.1.21

Names

Accepted name:

glycolaldehyde dehydrogenase

Other name:

glycol aldehyde dehydrogenase

Systematic name:

glycolaldehyde:NAD⁺ oxidoreductase

Reaction

20001 [IUBMB]

glycolaldehyde

glycolaldehyde

Name origin: UniProt - CHECKED (C)

CHEBI:17071

Formula: C2H4O2
Charge: 0

ChEBI compound status: CHECKED (C)

+

H₂O

H2O

Name origin: UniProt - CHECKED (C)

CHEBI:15377

Formula: H2O
Charge: 0

ChEBI compound status: CHECKED (C)

+

NAD⁺

NAD(+)

Name origin: UniProt - CHECKED (C)

CHEBI:57540

Formula: C21H26N7O14P2
Charge: -1

ChEBI compound status: CHECKED (C)

=

glycolate

glycolate

Name origin: UniProt - CHECKED (C)

CHEBI:29805

Formula: C2H3O3
Charge: -1

ChEBI compound status: CHECKED (C)

+
2

H⁺

H(+)

Name origin: UniProt - CHECKED (C)

CHEBI:15378

Formula: H
Charge: 1

ChEBI compound status: CHECKED (C)

+

NADH

NADH

Name origin: UniProt - CHECKED (C)

CHEBI:57945

Formula: C21H27N7O14P2
Charge: -2

ChEBI compound status: CHECKED (C)

Links to other databases

Enzymes and pathways: NC-IUBMB , BRENDA , ERGO , ExplorEnz , ENZYME@ExPASy , KEGG , MetaCyc , UniPathway

Structural data: CSA , EC2PDB

Gene Ontology: GO:0050569

CAS Registry Number: 37250-89-8

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:

ALDA_ECOLI

References

Davies, D.D.

The purification and properties of glycolaldehyde dehydrogenase.

J. Exp. Bot. 11: 289-295 (1960).

[EC 1.2.1.21 created 1972]