L-galactose 1-dehydrogenase

L-galactose 1-dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.316, L-GalDH, L-galactose dehydrogenase) is an enzyme with the systematic name L-galactose:NAD⁺ 1-oxidoreductase.^[1][2][3][4] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction:

L-galactose + NAD⁺ ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ L-galactono-1,4-lactone + NADH + H⁺

L-galactose 1-dehydrogenase
Identifiers
EC no.	1.1.1.316
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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The enzyme catalyses a step in the ascorbate biosynthesis in higher plants.