Aldehyde reductase
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000221
An enzyme that catalyzes reversibly the oxidation of an aldose to an alditol. It possesses broad specificity for many aldoses.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000221 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | EC 1.1.1.21; aldose reductase |
| References | Medical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Aldo-keto reductases |
| Translations | Spanish: aldehído reductasa |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-000221",
"term": "Aldehyde reductase",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "An enzyme that catalyzes reversibly the oxidation of an aldose to an alditol. It possesses broad specificity for many aldoses.",
"synonyms": [
"EC 1.1.1.21",
"aldose reductase"
],
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"aldo-keto reductases"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "aldehído reductasa"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/aldehyde-reductase/"
}
Record 220 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.