| Benzil reductase ((R)-benzoin forming) | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 1.1.1.321 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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Benzil reductase ((R)-benzoin forming) (EC 1.1.1.321) is an enzyme with systematic name (R)-benzoin:NADP+ oxidoreductase. [1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
- (R)-benzoin + NADP+ benzil + NADPH + H+
The bacterial enzyme ( Xanthomonas oryzae ) enantioselectively reduces one of the two carbonyl groups of benzil to form optically active (R)-benzoin.
