Reaction: (2S)-[(R)-hydroxy(phenyl)methyl]succinyl-CoA + NAD+ = (S)-2-benzoylsuccinyl-CoA + NADH + H+
Other name(s): bbsCD (gene name)
Systematic name: (2S)-[(R)-hydroxy(phenyl)methyl]succinyl-CoA:NAD+ oxidoreductase
Comments: The enzyme, purified from the bacterium Thauera aromatica, is involved in an anaerobic toluene degradation pathway. It is specific for NAD+.
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References:
1. von Horsten, S., Lippert, M.L., Geisselbrecht, Y., Schuhle, K., Schall, I., Essen, L.O. and Heider, J. Inactive pseudoenzyme subunits in heterotetrameric BbsCD, a novel short-chain alcohol dehydrogenase involved in anaerobic toluene degradation. FEBS J. (2021) . [PMID: 34601806]