| Official Name |
|---|
| All-trans-retinol 13,14-reductase.
|
| Alternative Name(s) |
|---|
| (13,14)-all-trans-retinol saturase. |
| All-trans-13,14-dihydroretinol:acceptor 13,14-oxidoreductase. |
| Retinol saturase. |
| RetSat. |
| Reaction catalysed |
|---|
| All-trans-13,14-dihydroretinol + acceptor <=> all-trans-retinol + reduced acceptor |
| Comment(s) |
|---|
- The reaction is only known to occur in the opposite direction to that
given above, with the enzyme being specific for all-trans-retinol as
substrate.
- Neither all-trans-retinoic acid nor 9-cis, 11-cis or 13-cis-retinol
isomers are substrates.
- May play a role in the metabolism of vitamin A.
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| Cross-references |
|---|
| BRENDA | 1.3.99.23 |
| PUMA2 | 1.3.99.23 |
| PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles | 1.3.99.23 |
| KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature | 1.3.99.23 |
| IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature | 1.3.99.23 |
| IntEnz | 1.3.99.23 |
| MEDLINE | Find literature relating to 1.3.99.23 |
| MetaCyc | 1.3.99.23 |
| UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot |
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