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Literature summary for 1.2.1.23 extracted from

  • Monder, C.
    alpha-Keto aldehyde dehydrogenase, an enzyme that catalyzes the enzymic oxidation of methylglyoxal to pyruvate (1967), J. Biol. Chem., 242, 4603-4609.
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Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
barbiturates
-
Ovis aries
cyanide
-
Ovis aries
glycine buffer complete blockage of the reaction Ovis aries
hydrazine 1-3 mM Ovis aries
hydroxylamine 1-3 mM Ovis aries
N-ethylmaleimide 3 mM Ovis aries
N-tris(hydroxymethyl)methylglycine
-
Ovis aries
p-chloromercuribenzoate
-
Ovis aries
p-hydroxymercuribenzoate 1-3 mM Ovis aries
Semicarbazide 1-3 mM Ovis aries
Sodium bisulfite 1 mM Ovis aries

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
methylglyoxal + NAD+ + H2O Ovis aries ir pyruvate + NADH + H+
-
?
methylglyoxal + NAD+ + H2O Ovis aries i.e. pyruvaldehyde pyruvate + NADH + H+
-
?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Ovis aries
-
-
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
using acetone powder extract, ammonium sulfate fractionation, alumina C-gamma gel and column chromatography on Sephadex G-200 Ovis aries

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
adrenal gland
-
Ovis aries
-
kidney
-
Ovis aries
-
liver
-
Ovis aries
-
lung
-
Ovis aries
-

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
0.571
-
-
Ovis aries

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
2-oxoaldehydes + NAD+ + H2O enzyme from sheep or rat liver also active with NADP+, see also EC 1.2.1.49 Ovis aries 2-oxo acids + NADH
-
?
methylglyoxal + NAD+ + H2O ir Ovis aries pyruvate + NADH + H+
-
?
methylglyoxal + NAD+ + H2O i.e. pyruvaldehyde Ovis aries pyruvate + NADH + H+
-
?

pH Range

pH Minimum pH Maximum Comment Organism
6.5
-
not active below Ovis aries
9.4
-
activity increases up to, Tris buffer Ovis aries
10.5
-
activity increases up to, carbonate buffer Ovis aries

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
additional information 3-acetyl-pyridine adenine dinucleotide and thionicotinamide adenine dinucleotide are also effective oxidants Ovis aries
NAD+
-
Ovis aries
NADP+ enzyme from sheep or rat liver, see also EC 1.2.1.49 Ovis aries