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EC 1.1.1.388 Details
EC number
1.1.1.388
Accepted name
glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (NAD+)
Reaction
D-glucose 6-phosphate + NAD+ = 6-phospho-D-glucono-1,5-lactone + NADH + H+
Other name(s)
Glc6PDH,
azf (gene name),
archaeal zwischenferment
Systematic name
D-glucose-6-phosphate:NAD+ 1-oxidoreductase
Comment
The enzyme catalyses a step of the pentose phosphate pathway. The enzyme from the archaeon Haloferax volcanii is specific for NAD+. cf. EC 1.1.1.363, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+] and EC 1.1.1.49, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (NADP+).
History
created 2015
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