Any feedback?
Please rate this page
(literature.php)
(0/150)

BRENDA support

Literature summary for 1.1.1.21 extracted from

  • Dons, R.F.; Doughty, C.C.
    Isolation and characterization of aldose reductase from calf brain (1976), Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 452, 1-12.
    View publication on PubMed

Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
SO42- stimulation Bos taurus
SO42- ammonium and lithium salt is somewhat more effective than sodium and potassium salt Bos taurus

General Stability

General Stability Organism
-55°C, unstable to prolonged storage Bos taurus
freezing and thawing: more than twice, unstable Bos taurus

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
29000
-
isozyme AR I, gel filtration Bos taurus
30000
-
isozyme AR II, gel filtration Bos taurus

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
aldose + NAD(P)H Bos taurus
-
alditol + NAD(P)+
-
r

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Bos taurus
-
calf
-
Bos taurus
-
2 enzymes AR I (ALR 1) and AR II (ALR 2)
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
2 enzymes: AR I and AR II Bos taurus
calf Bos taurus

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
brain
-
Bos taurus
-

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
0.488
-
-
Bos taurus

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
alditol + NAD(P)+
-
Bos taurus aldose + NAD(P)H
-
r
aldose + NAD(P)H
-
Bos taurus alditol + NAD(P)+
-
r

Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
monomer 1 * 30000, isozyme AR I, SDS-PAGE, monomer is in equilibrium with a less effective dimer Bos taurus

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
6.6
-
DL-glyceraldehyde + NADPH Bos taurus
10
-
glycerol + NADP+ Bos taurus

pH Stability

pH Stability pH Stability Maximum Comment Organism
4.8 8.6 2 h, stable Bos taurus