Glycerol dehydrogenase (NADP+)

Template:Infobox enzyme In enzymology, a glycerol dehydrogenase (NADP⁺) (Template:EC number) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

glycerol + NADP⁺ $\rightleftharpoons$ D-glyceraldehyde + NADPH + H⁺

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are glycerol and NADP⁺, whereas its 3 products are D-glyceraldehyde, NADPH, and H⁺.

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-OH group of donor with NAD⁺ or NADP⁺ as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is glycerol:NADP⁺ oxidoreductase. This enzyme is also called glycerol dehydrogenase (NADP⁺). This enzyme participates in glycerolipid metabolism.

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