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EC 1.1.1.400 Details
EC number
1.1.1.400
Accepted name
2-methyl-1,2-propanediol dehydrogenase
Reaction
2-methylpropane-1,2-diol + NAD+ = 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanal + NADH + H+
Other name(s)
mpdB (gene name)
Systematic name
2-methylpropane-1,2-diol:NAD+ 1-oxidoreductase
Comment
This bacterial enzyme is involved in the degradation pathways of the alkene 2-methylpropene and the fuel additive tert-butyl methyl ether (MTBE), a widely occurring groundwater contaminant.
History
created 2016
EC Tree
1.14.13.45 created 1992, deleted 2003