Carbohydrate dehydrogenases are a group of dehydrogenase enzymes that occur in many organisms and facilitate the conversion from a carbohydrate to an aldehyde, lactone, or ketose.
Carbohydrate dehydrogenases are the most common quinoprotein oxidoreductases, which are enzymes that oxidize a wide range of molecules.
An example includes L-gulonolactone oxidase.
They are categorized under EC number 1.1. More specifically, they are in three subcodes: 1, 2, and 99, categorized as follows:
- EC 1.1.1 With NAD or NADP as acceptor
- EC 1.1.2 With a cytochrome as acceptor
- EC 1.1.99 With other acceptors
References
- Kulys, Juozas; Tetianec, Lidija; Bratkovskaja, Irina (2010). "Pyrroloquinoline quinone-dependent carbohydrate dehydrogenase: Activity enhancement and the role of artificial electron acceptors". Biotechnology Journal. 5 (8): 822–828. doi:10.1002/biot.201000119. PMID 20669254.
External links
- Carbohydrate+Dehydrogenases at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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