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EC 1.5.1.18 Details
EC number
1.5.1.18
Accepted name
ephedrine dehydrogenase
Reaction
(-)-ephedrine + NAD+ = (R)-2-methylimino-1-phenylpropan-1-ol + NADH + H+
Systematic name
(-)-ephedrine:NAD+ 2-oxidoreductase
CAS registry number
73508-06-2
Comment
The product immediately hydrolyses to methylamine and 1-hydroxy-1-phenylpropan-2-one. Acts on a number of related compounds including (-)-sympatol, (+)-pseudoephedrine and (+)-norephedrine.
History
created 1984
EC Tree
1.5.1.4 created 1961, deleted 1976
1.5.1.13 created 1972, deleted 2004
1.5.1.14 created 1976, deleted 1989