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... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Oxidoreductases > Alcohol Oxidoreductases > NAD (+) and NADP (+) Dependent Alcohol Oxidoreductases > Aldo-Keto Reductases > Aldehyde Reductase
... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Oxidoreductases > Alcohol Oxidoreductases > Carbohydrate Dehydrogenases > Sugar Alcohol Dehydrogenases > Aldo-Keto Reductases > Aldehyde Reductase

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Aldehyde Reductase  

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Entry terms

  • Aldose Reductase
  • Reductase, Aldose

Scope note

  • An enzyme that catalyzes reversibly the oxidation of an aldose to an alditol. It possesses broad specificity for many aldoses. EC 1.1.1.21.

History note

  • 92; was ALDOSE REDUCTASE 1976-91 (see under SUGAR ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASES 1978-90, see under ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES 1976-77)

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