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ENZYME entry: EC 1.1.1.321

Accepted Name
benzil reductase [(R)-benzoin forming]
Reaction catalysed
(R)-benzoin + NADP(+) <=> benzil + H(+) + 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
Rhea expert-curated reactions 1.1.1.321

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