Enzyme of the Day

Each day Apimba highlights one enzyme from our curated database of biochemical catalysts. The selection is deterministic for the day, so everyone sees the same enzyme until midnight UTC.

L-2-hydroxyglutarate dehydrogenase

EC Number: 1.1.99.2

Reaction: (S)-2-hydroxyglutarate + acceptor = 2-oxoglutarate + reduced acceptor

Systematic name: (S)-2-hydroxyglutarate:acceptor 2-oxidoreductase

Other names: alpha-ketoglutarate reductase; alpha-hydroxyglutarate dehydrogenase; L-alpha-hydroxyglutarate dehydrogenase; hydroxyglutaric dehydrogenase; alpha-hydroxyglutarate oxidoreductase; L-alpha-hydroxyglutarate:NAD+ 2-oxidoreductase; alpha-hydroxyglutarate dehydrogenase (NAD+ specific); (S)-2-hydroxyglutarate:(acceptor) 2-oxidoreductase

CAS Number: 9028-80-2

References: BRENDA, EXPASY, IUBMB, KEGG

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