iditol 2-dehydrogenase (sorbitol dehydrogenase, L-iditol 2-dehydrogenase, SORD)

Function

• catalyzes conversion of sorbitol to fructose

L-iditol + NAD+ <--> L-sorbose + NADH

Cofactor: binds 1 Zn+2 per subunit

Structure

• homotetramer
• belongs to the Zn+2-containing alcohol dehydrogenase family

More general terms

• carbohydrate dehydrogenase

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/182500
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q00796.html