Parent Class:

EC-Numbers → 1 -- Oxidoreductases → 1.1 -- Acting on the CH-OH group of donors → 1.1.1 -- With NAD(+) or NADP(+) as acceptor

Synonyms: D-arabinitol 2-dehydrogenase (ribulose-forming)

Systematic Name: D-arabinitol:NAD⁺ 2-oxidoreductase (D-ribulose-forming)

Unification Links: BRENDA:1.1.1.250, ENZYME:1.1.1.250, IUBMB-ExplorEnz:1.1.1.250

Reaction:
NAD⁺ + D-arabinitol ↔ D-ribulose + NADH + H⁺

Enzymes and Genes:
D-arabinitol 4-dehydrogenase/mannitol 2-dehydrogenase: mtlD ( Pseudomonas fluorescens )
D-arabinitol 2-dehydrogenase: ARDH ( Scheffersomyces stipitis )

Citations: [Quong93, Wong93]

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References

Quong93: Quong MW, Miyada CG, Switchenko AC, Goodman TC (1993). "Identification, purification, and characterization of a D-arabinitol-specific dehydrogenase from Candida tropicalis." Biochem Biophys Res Commun 196(3);1323-9. PMID: 8250887

Wong93: Wong B, Murray JS, Castellanos M, Croen KD (1993). "D-arabitol metabolism in Candida albicans: studies of the biosynthetic pathway and the gene that encodes NAD-dependent D-arabitol dehydrogenase." J Bacteriol 175(19);6314-20. PMID: 8407803

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