Glycerol-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase

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===Introduction===
===Introduction===
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Glycerol 3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (GlpD) is an oxidoreductase enzyme which catalyzes the reaction of transfer of electrons between molecules. GlpD is a membrane associated enzyme that is involved in glycerol metabolism, ubiquinone, glyceroneogenesis and respiratrion in E. coli. In Ecoli, many newly discovered structures of GlpD are being used to aid in transfer of electrons into the respiratory pathway and also for the metabolism of glycerol into its precursors for other pathways. The GlpD enzyme contains a flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD active site which plays a major role in the respiratory electron transport chain and in synthesis of cellular components. <ref>PubMed:18296637</ref1>
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Glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GlpD) is a membrane bound enzyme in prokaryotes and in eukaryotes. Glycerol 3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (GlpD) is an oxidoreductase enzyme which catalyzes the reduction [website http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dihydroxyacetone_phosphate_to_glycerol_3-phosphate_en.svg reaction]of Dihydroxyacetone Phosphate to Glycerol 3-Phosphate. GlpD is involved in many cellular functions, where it uses the carbons from Glycerol 3-Phosphate for phospholipids biosynthesis, respiration and further metabolism. In E. coli, many newly discovered structures of GlpD seem to play a role in the transfer of electrons into the respiratory pathway by catalytic dehyrogenation of GlpD. a The GlpD enzyme is a dimer consisting of two subunits which contain the flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) active site. <ref>PubMed:18296637</ref1>
===Structure===
===Structure===

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Introduction

Glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GlpD) is a membrane bound enzyme in prokaryotes and in eukaryotes. Glycerol 3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (GlpD) is an oxidoreductase enzyme which catalyzes the reduction [website http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dihydroxyacetone_phosphate_to_glycerol_3-phosphate_en.svg reaction]of Dihydroxyacetone Phosphate to Glycerol 3-Phosphate. GlpD is involved in many cellular functions, where it uses the carbons from Glycerol 3-Phosphate for phospholipids biosynthesis, respiration and further metabolism. In E. coli, many newly discovered structures of GlpD seem to play a role in the transfer of electrons into the respiratory pathway by catalytic dehyrogenation of GlpD. a The GlpD enzyme is a dimer consisting of two subunits which contain the flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) active site. [1]

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