UniProt functional annotation for O94788

UniProt code: O94788.

Organism: Homo sapiens (Human).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
 
Function: Converts retinaldehyde to retinoic acid (PubMed:29240402). Recognizes as substrates free retinal and cellular retinol-binding protein-bound retinal. Can metabolize octanal and decanal, but has only very low activity with benzaldehyde, acetaldehyde and propanal. Displays complete lack of activity with citral (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q63639, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29240402}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=H2O + NAD(+) + retinal = 2 H(+) + NADH + retinoate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:16177, ChEBI:CHEBI:15035, ChEBI:CHEBI:15036, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:57540, ChEBI:CHEBI:57945; EC=1.2.1.36; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:29240402};
Pathway: Cofactor metabolism; retinol metabolism. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29240402}.
Subunit: Homotetramer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29240402}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm.
Similarity: Belongs to the aldehyde dehydrogenase family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.