The bacterial enzyme (Xanthomonas oryzae) enantioselectively reduces one of the two carbonyl groups of benzil to form optically active (R)-benzoin.
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^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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Benzil+reductase+((R)-benzoin+forming) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
benzil, reductase, benzoin, forming, enzyme, with, systematic, name, benzoin, nadp, oxidoreductase, this, enzyme, catalyses, following, chemical, reactionidentifiersec, 321databasesintenzintenz, viewbrendabrenda, entryexpasynicezyme, viewkeggkegg, entrymetacyc. 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 reactionBenzil reductase R benzoin forming IdentifiersEC no 1 1 1 321DatabasesIntEnzIntEnz viewBRENDABRENDA entryExPASyNiceZyme viewKEGGKEGG entryMetaCycmetabolic pathwayPRIAMprofilePDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsumSearchPMCarticlesPubMedarticlesNCBIproteins R benzoin NADP displaystyle rightleftharpoons 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 edit 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 External links editBenzil reductase R benzoin forming at the U S National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings MeSH Portal nbsp Biology Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Benzil reductase R benzoin forming amp oldid 1172340837, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
