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EC 1.1.1.352 Details
EC number
1.1.1.352
Accepted name
5′-hydroxyaverantin dehydrogenase
Reaction
(1) (1′S,5′S)-hydroxyaverantin + NAD+ = 5′-oxoaverantin + NADH + H+;;(2) (1′S,5′R)-hydroxyaverantin + NAD+ = 5′-oxoaverantin + NADH + H+
Other name(s)
HAVN dehydrogenase,
adhA (gene name)
Systematic name
(1′S,5′S)-hydroxyaverantin:NAD+ oxidoreductase
Comment
Isolated from the aflatoxin-producing mold Aspergillus parasiticus [2]. Involved in aflatoxin biosynthesis. 5′-Oxoaverantin will spontaneously form averufin by intramolecular ketalisation. cf. EC 4.2.1.142, 5′-oxoaverantin cyclase.
History
created 2013
EC Tree
1.1.99.15 created 1978, deleted 1980
1.1.99.17 created 1982, deleted 2003