Reaction: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-fuconate + NAD+ = 2,4-didehydro-3-deoxy-L-fuconate + NADH + H+
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Glossary: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-fuconate = (4S,5S)-4,5-dihydroxy-2-oxohexanoate
2,4-didehydro-3-deoxy-L-fuconate = (5S)-5-hydroxy-2,4-dioxohexanoate
Systematic name: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-fuconate:NAD+ 4-oxidoreductase
Comments: The enzyme, originally described from the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris, participates in an L-fucose degradation pathway. It can also act on 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-galactonate and 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate.
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References:
1. Yew, W.S., Fedorov, A.A., Fedorov, E.V., Rakus, J.F., Pierce, R.W., Almo, S.C. and Gerlt, J.A. Evolution of enzymatic activities in the enolase superfamily: L-fuconate dehydratase from Xanthomonas campestris. Biochemistry 45 (2006) 14582-14597. [PMID: 17144652]
2. Watanabe, S., Fukumori, F., Nishiwaki, H., Sakurai, Y., Tajima, K. and Watanabe, Y. Novel non-phosphorylative pathway of pentose metabolism from bacteria. Sci. Rep. 9 (2019) 155. [PMID: 30655589]