Protein
Aldehyde reductase 1
Organism
Sporidiobolus salmonicolor
Function
Catalyzes the asymmetric reduction of aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes and ketones to an R-enantiomer. Reduces ethyl 4-chloro-3-oxobutanoate to ethyl (R)-4-chloro-3-hydroxybutanoate.
Similarity
Belongs to the aldo/keto reductase family.
Sequence
MVGTTTLNTGASLELVGYGTWQAAPGEVGQGVKVAIETGYRHLDLAKVYSNQPEVGAAIKEAGVKREDLFITSKLWNNSHRPEQVEPALDDTLKELGLEYLDLYLIHWPVAFPPEGDITQNLFPKANDKEVKLDLEVSLVDTWKAMVKLLDTGKVKAIGVSNFDAKMVDAIIEATGVTPSVNQIERHPLLLQPELIAHHKAKNIHITAYSPLGNNTVGAPLLVQHPEIKRIAEKNGCTPAQVLIAWAIVGGHSVIPKSVTPSRIGENFKQVSLSQEDVDAVSKLGEGSGRRRYNIPCTYSPKWDINVFGEEDEKSCKNAVKIK