Precorrin-6A reductase

In enzymology, precorrin-6A reductase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

The three substrates of this enzyme are precorrin-6A, reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) and a proton. Its products are precorrin-6B and oxidised NADP+.

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH=CH group of an acceptor with NAD or NADPH as donor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is precorrin-6B:NADP+ oxidoreductase. Other names in common use include precorrin-6X reductase, precorrin-6Y:NADP+ oxidoreductase and CobK. This enzyme is part of the biosynthetic pathway to cobalamin (vitamin B12) in aerobic bacteria.

See also Cobalamin biosynthesis

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