"Retinal Dehydrogenase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A metalloflavoprotein enzyme involved the metabolism of VITAMIN A, this enzyme catalyzes the oxidation of RETINAL to RETINOIC ACID, using both NAD+ and FAD coenzymes. It also acts on both the 11-trans- and 13-cis-forms of RETINAL.
| Descriptor ID |
D050697
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.682.657.163.835 D12.776.331.915 D12.776.556.579.374.687
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| Concept/Terms |
Retinal Dehydrogenase- Retinal Dehydrogenase
- Dehydrogenase, Retinal
- Cytosolic Retinal Dehydrogenase
- Dehydrogenase, Cytosolic Retinal
- Retinal Dehydrogenase, Cytosolic
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