Nomenclature
EC number
1.1.1.307
Systematic name
xylitol:NAD(P)+ oxidoreductase
Recommended name
D-xylose reductase
Synonyms
CbXR <4> [27]
CtXR <13,19,20> [5,8,10]
d-xylose reductase <3> [4]
d-xylose reductase 1 <6> [21]
d-xylose reductase 2 <6> [21]
d-xylose reductase 3 <6> [21]
NAD(P)H-dependent xylose reductase <11,13> [9,15]
PsXR <11> [24]
Texr <22> [18]
XR1 <6> [21]
XR2 <6> [21]
XR3 <6> [21]
XYL1 <20,23> (<20> gene name [5]) [5,6]
XylR <19> [13]
XyrA <21> [26]
dsXR <14> (<14> Candida intermedia produces two isoforms of xylose reductase: one is NADPH-dependent (monospecific xylose reductase, msXR), and another prefers NADH about 4fold over NADPH (dual specific xylose reductase, dsXR) [17]) [17]
msXR <14> (<14> Candida intermedia produces two isoforms of xylose reductase: one is NADPH-dependent (monospecific xylose reductase, msXR), and another prefers NADH about 4fold over NADPH (dual specific xylose reductase, dsXR) [17]) [17]
xylose reductase <4,5,13> [15,19,22,25,27]
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Schomburg, D., Schomburg, I. (2013). D-xylose reductase 1.1.1.307. In: Schomburg, D., Schomburg, I. (eds) Class 1 Oxidoreductases. Springer Handbook of Enzymes. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36265-1_13
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