Protein
Sorbose reductase SOU1
Organism
Candida albicans (strain SC5314 / ATCC MYA-2876)
Function
Catalyzes the NADP dependent reduction of L-sorbose to D-glucitol. Can also convert fructose to mannitol, but less efficiently.
Similarity
Belongs to the short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDR) family.
Sequence
MSEEIISFTNPALGPLPTKAPQLPSNVLDLFSLKGKVASVTGSSGGIGWAVAEAFAQAGADVAIWYNSKPADAKAEYLTEKYGVKAKAYKCNVTDPNDVSKVINEIEKDFGTIDIFVANAGVAWTDGPEIDVQGYDQWKKIVDCDLNGVYYCAHTVGQIFKKNKSGSLIITSSMSGTIVNIPQLQAPYNAAKAACTHLAKSLSVEWASFGARVNSISPGYILTDIADFADPEMKKKWWQLTPLGREGLPQELVGAYLYLASNASTYTTGSNIAVDGGYTCP