Structural highlights
Function
[ISFD_KLEOX] Catalyzes the formation of isethionate from 2-sulfoacetaldehyde in the deaminative pathway of taurine. The enzyme is specific for NADPH; NADH is not a substrate.[1]
References
- ↑ Krejcik Z, Hollemeyer K, Smits TH, Cook AM. Isethionate formation from taurine in Chromohalobacter salexigens: purification of sulfoacetaldehyde reductase. Microbiology. 2010 May;156(Pt 5):1547-55. doi: 10.1099/mic.0.036699-0. Epub 2010 , Feb 4. PMID:20133363 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.036699-0