Cyclic_alcohol_dehydrogenase_(quinone)

Cyclic alcohol dehydrogenase (quinone)

Cyclic alcohol dehydrogenase (quinone)

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Cyclic alcohol dehydrogenase (quinone) (EC 1.1.5.7, cyclic alcohol dehydrogenase, MCAD) is an enzyme with systematic name cyclic alcohol:quinone oxidoreductase.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

cyclic alcohol + quinone cyclic ketone + quinol
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This enzyme oxidizes a wide variety of cyclic alcohols.

References

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    Moonmangmee D, Fujii Y, Toyama H, Theeragool G, Lotong N, Matsushita K, Adachi O (December 2001). "Purification and characterization of membrane-bound quinoprotein cyclic alcohol dehydrogenase from Gluconobacter frateurii CHM 9". Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry. 65 (12): 2763–72. doi:10.1271/bbb.65.2763. PMID 11826975.
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