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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Flavoproteins > Retinal Dehydrogenase
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Carrier Proteins > Iron-Binding Proteins > Nonheme Iron Proteins > Retinal Dehydrogenase
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Metalloproteins > Iron-Binding Proteins > Nonheme Iron Proteins > Retinal Dehydrogenase
... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Oxidoreductases > Oxidoreductases Acting on Aldehyde or Oxo Group Donors > Aldehyde Oxidoreductases > Aldehyde Dehydrogenase > Retinal Dehydrogenase

Preferred term

Retinal Dehydrogenase  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A metalloflavoprotein enzyme involved the metabolism of VITAMIN A, this enzyme catalyzes the oxidation of RETINAL to RETINOIC ACID, using both NAD+ and FAD coenzymes. It also acts on both the 11-trans- and 13-cis-forms of RETINAL.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cytosolic Retinal Dehydrogenase
  • Retinaldehyde Dehydrogenase

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-FPJM7BXF-4

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