Entry
Name
2-methyl-1,2-propanediol dehydrogenase;
mpdB (gene name)
Class
Oxidoreductases;
Acting on the CH-OH group of donors;
With NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
2-methylpropane-1,2-diol:NAD+ 1-oxidoreductase
Reaction(IUBMB)
2-methylpropane-1,2-diol + NAD+ = 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanal + NADH + H+ [RN:
R11338 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
Product
Comment
This bacterial enzyme is involved in the degradation pathways of the alkene 2-methylpropene and the fuel additive tert-butyl methyl ether (MTBE), a widely occurring groundwater contaminant.
History
EC 1.1.1.400 created 2016
Orthology
K20927 2-methyl-1,2-propanediol dehydrogenase
Genes
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Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
Lopes Ferreira N, Labbe D, Monot F, Fayolle-Guichard F, Greer CW
Title
Genes involved in the methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) metabolic pathway of Mycobacterium austroafricanum IFP 2012.
Journal
Sequence
Reference
Authors
Kottegoda S, Waligora E, Hyman M
Title
Metabolism of 2-methylpropene (isobutylene) by the aerobic bacterium Mycobacterium sp. strain ELW1.
Journal
Other DBs
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 1.1.1.400