IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature

EC 1.1.1.227

Accepted name: (–)-borneol dehydrogenase

Reaction: (–)-borneol + NAD+ = (–)-camphor + NADH + H+

For diagram of reaction click here.

Systematic name: (–)-borneol:NAD+ oxidoreductase

Comments: NADP+ can also act, but more slowly.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 111940-48-8

References:

1. Dehal, S.S. and Croteau, R. Metabolism of monoterpenes: specificity of the dehydrogenases responsible for the biosynthesis of camphor, 3-thujone, and 3-isothujone. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 258 (1987) 287-291. [PMID: 3310901]

[EC 1.1.1.227 created 1990 (EC 1.1.1.182 created 1983, part incorporated 1990)]


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