Benzil reductase ((R)-benzoin forming)

Benzil reductase ((R)-benzoin forming)
Identifiers
EC number 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

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.

References

  1. Konishi, J.; Ohta, H.; Tuchihashi, G. (1985). "Asymmetric reduction of benzil to benzoin catalyzed by the enzyme system of a microorganism". Chem. Lett. 14: 1111–1112. doi:10.1246/cl.1985.1111.

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