Reaction: menth-8-ene-1,2-diol + NAD+ = 1-hydroxymenth-8-en-2-one + NADH + H+ (general reaction)
(1) (1S,2S,4R)-menth-8-ene-1,2-diol + NAD+ = (1S,4R)-1-hydroxymenth-8-en-2-one + NADH + H+
(2) (1R,2R,4S)-menth-8-ene-1,2-diol + NAD+ = (1R,4S)-1-hydroxymenth-8-en-2-one + NADH + H+
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Glossary: limonene-1,2-diol = menth-8-ene-1,2-diol = 1-methyl-4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclohexane-1,2-diol
Other name(s): NAD+-dependent limonene-1,2-diol dehydrogenase
Systematic name: menth-8-ene-1,2-diol:NADP+ oxidoreductase
Comments: While the enzyme from the Gram-positive bacterium Rhodococcus erythropolis DCL14 can use both (1S,2S,4R)- and (1R,2R,4S)-menth-8-ene-1,2-diol as substrate, activity is higher with (1S,2S,4R)-menth-8-ene-1,2-diol as substrate.
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References:
1. van der Werf, M.J., Swarts, H.J. and de Bont, J.A. Rhodococcus erythropolis DCL14 contains a novel degradation pathway for limonene. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 65 (1999) 2092-2102. [PMID: 10224006]