The enzymes from the bacteria Bilophila wadsworthia and Clostridium sp. MSTE9 catalyse the reaction only in the reduction direction. In the bacterium Bifidobacterium kashiwanohense the optimal reaction pH for sulfoacetaldehyde reduction is 7.5, while that for isethionate oxidation is 10.0. cf. EC 1.1.1.313, sulfoacetaldehyde reductase (NADPH).
Enzymatic reactions [BR:br08201]
1. Oxidoreductase reactions
1.1 Acting on the CH-OH group of donors
1.1.1 With NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor
1.1.1.433
R13009 2-Hydroxyethanesulfonate + NAD+ <=> Sulfoacetaldehyde + NADH + H+