| Official Name |
| Tetrahydroxynaphthalene reductase.
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| Alternative Name(s) |
| T4HN reductase. |
| Reaction catalysed |
| Scytalone + NADP(+) <=> 1,3,6,8-tetrahydroxynaphthalene + NADPH |
| Comment(s) |
- Reduces 1,3,6,8-tetrahydroxynaphthalene to scytalone and also reduces
1,3,8-trihydroxynaphthalene to vermelone.
- Involved with EC 4.2.1.94 in the biosynthesis of melanin in
pathogenic fungi.
- Formerly EC 1.3.1.50.
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| Cross-references |
| PROSITE | PDOC00060 |
| BRENDA | 1.1.1.252 |
| PUMA2 | 1.1.1.252 |
| PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles | 1.1.1.252 |
| KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature | 1.1.1.252 |
| IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature | 1.1.1.252 |
| IntEnz | 1.1.1.252 |
| MEDLINE | Find literature relating to 1.1.1.252 |
| MetaCyc | 1.1.1.252 |
| UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot |
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