YLR070C

(XYL2)

27.2.08

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SGD

Xylitol dehydrogenase, converts xylitol to D-xylulose in the endogenous xylose utilization pathway

go molecular function : D-xylulose reductase activity (IDA)

go molecular function : monosaccharide metabolic process (IDA)

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MIPS

strong similarity to Sor1p, YDL246c and other sugar dehydrogenases

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KEGG

XYL2; Xyl2p [EC:1.1.1.9]; K05351 D-xylulose reductase

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Literature examined:

Evidence that the gene YLR070c of Saccharomyces cerevisiae encodes a xylitol dehydrogenase

Peter Richard*, Mervi H. Toivari, Merja Penttila

FEBS Letters 457 (1999) 135-138