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EC 1.1.1.353 Details
EC number
1.1.1.353
Accepted name
versiconal hemiacetal acetate reductase
Reaction
(1) versicolorone + NADP+ = 1′-hydroxyversicolorone + NADPH + H+;;(2) versiconol acetate + NADP+ = versiconal hemiacetal acetate + NADPH + H+;;(3) versiconol + NADP+ = versiconal + NADPH + H+
Other name(s)
VHA reductase,
VHA reductase I,
VHA reductase II,
vrdA (gene name)
Systematic name
versiconol-acetate:NADP+ oxidoreductase
Comment
Isolated from the mold Aspergillus parasiticus. Involved in a metabolic grid that leads to aflatoxin biosynthesis.
History
created 2013
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