A new class EC 7, Translocases, has been added to the EC list. It will be part of ENZYME from release 2018_10. Read more about EC 7 here.
| Accepted Name | |
|---|---|
| Benzil reductase ((R)-benzoin forming). | |
| Reaction catalysed | |
| (R)-benzoin + NADP(+) <=> benzil + NADPH | |
| Comment(s) | |
| The enzyme from the bacterium Xanthomonas oryzae is able to reduce enantioselectively only one of the two carbonyl groups of benzil to give optically active (R)-benzoin. | |
| Cross-references | |
| BRENDA | 1.1.1.321 |
| EC2PDB | 1.1.1.321 |
| ExplorEnz | 1.1.1.321 |
| PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles | 1.1.1.321 |
| KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature | 1.1.1.321 |
| IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature | 1.1.1.321 |
| IntEnz | 1.1.1.321 |
| MEDLINE | Find literature relating to 1.1.1.321 |
| MetaCyc | 1.1.1.321 |