Entry  
 
Name  
2-oxoaldehyde dehydrogenase (NAD+); 
alpha-ketoaldehyde dehydrogenase; 
methylglyoxal dehydrogenase; 
NAD+-linked alpha-ketoaldehyde dehydrogenase; 
2-ketoaldehyde dehydrogenase; 
NAD+-dependent alpha-ketoaldehyde dehydrogenase 
 
Class  
Oxidoreductases; 
Acting on the aldehyde or oxo group of donors; 
With NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor 
BRITE hierarchy 
 
Sysname  
2-oxoaldehyde:NAD+ 2-oxidoreductase 
 
Reaction(IUBMB)  
a 2-oxoaldehyde + NAD+ + H2O = a 2-oxo carboxylate + NADH + H+ [RN:
R01337 ]
 
Reaction(KEGG)  
 
Substrate  
 
Product  
 
Comment  
Not identical with EC 
1.2.1.49  2-oxoaldehyde dehydrogenase (NADP+).
 
History  
EC 1.2.1.23 created 1972, modified 1986 
 
Pathway  
 
Reference  
 
  Authors  
Monder C.
 
  Title  
Alpha-keto aldehyde dehydrogenase, an enzyme that catalyzes the enzymic oxidation of methylglyoxal to pyruvate.
 
  Journal  
J Biol Chem 242:4603-9 (1967)
 
Reference  
 
  Authors  
Ray M, Ray S.
 
  Title  
On the interaction of nucleotides and glycolytic intermediates with NAD-linked alpha-ketoaldehyde dehydrogenase.
 
  Journal  
J Biol Chem 257:10571-4 (1982)
 
Reference  
 
  Authors  
Ray S, Ray M.
 
  Title  
Purification and characterization of NAD and NADP-linked alpha-ketoaldehyde dehydrogenases involved in catalyzing the oxidation of methylglyoxal to pyruvate.
 
  Journal  
J Biol Chem 257:10566-70 (1982)
 
Other DBs  
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database:  1.2.1.23 
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database:  1.2.1.23 
 
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