Glucuronolactone reductase

glucuronolactone reductase
Identifiers
EC number 1.1.1.20
CAS number 9028-30-2
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology AmiGO / EGO

In enzymology, a glucuronolactone reductase (EC 1.1.1.20) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

L-gulono-1,4-lactone + NADP+ D-glucurono-3,6-lactone + NADPH + H+

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are L-gulono-1,4-lactone and NADP+, whereas its 3 products are D-glucurono-3,6-lactone, NADPH, and H+.

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-OH group of donor with NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is L-gulono-1,4-lactone:NADP+ 1-oxidoreductase. Other names in common use include GRase, and gulonolactone dehydrogenase. This enzyme participates in ascorbate and aldarate metabolism.

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