1.1.1.16	evolution	galactitol 2-dehydrogenase belongs to the protein subfamily of short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases	-, 740390	
1.1.1.16	evolution	LadB belongs to the medium-chain dehydrogenases	-, 722320	
1.1.1.16	malfunction	deletion of ladB in Aspergillus niger results in growth arrest on galactitol and significantly slower growth on D-galactose supplemented with a small amount of D-xylose. D-Galactose alone cannot be utilised by Aspergillus niger and the addition of D-xylose stimulates growth on D-galactose via transcriptional activation of the D-xylose-inducible reductase gene, xyrA	-, 722320	
1.1.1.16	metabolism	LadB catalyzes a step in the oxido-reductive pathway for D-galactose catabolism in filamentous fungi, overview	-, 722320	
1.1.1.16	additional information	homology modeling and sequence analysisA , overview. The active site contains residues Asn119,Ser147, Tyr162, and Lys166 which are conserved in short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases	-, 740390