(S)-usnate reductase

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(S)-usnate reductase
Identifiers
EC no. 1.1.1.199
CAS no. 77237-99-1
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In enzymology, (S)-usnate reductase (EC 1.1.1.199) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

+ NAD+
 
 
 
H+
(S)-usnate reductase
 
H+
 
+ NADH
 

The enzyme converts the precursor (6R)-2-acetyl-6-(3-acetyl-2,4,6-trihydroxy-5-methylphenyl)-3-hydroxy-6-methylcyclohexa-2,4-dien-1-one into (S)-usnic acid using oxidised nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) as cofactor and forming an ether bond. [1] [2]

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 reduced-(S)-usnate:NAD+ oxidoreductase (ether-bond-forming). This enzyme is also called L-usnic acid dehydrogenase.

References

  1. Enzyme 1.1.1.199 at KEGG Pathway Database.
  2. Barbini N, Gorini G, Ferrucci L, Biggeri A (2005). "[Analysis of arterial hypertension and work in the epidemiologic study "Aging, Health and Work"]". Epidemiol. Prev. 29 (3–4): 160–165. PMID   16454408.