Reaction: 4-oxo-4-(pyridin-3-yl)butanal + NADP+ + H2O = 4-oxo-4-(pyridin-3-yl)butanoate + NADPH + H+
Glossary: 4-oxo-4-(pyridin-3-yl)butanal = 3-succinoylsemialdehyde-pyridine
4-oxo-4-(3-pyridyl)-butanoate = 3-succinoyl-pyridine
Systematic name: 4-oxo-4-(pyridin-3-yl)butanal:NADP+ oxidoreductase
Comments: The enzyme has been characterized from the soil bacterium Pseudomonas sp. HZN6. It participates in the nicotine degradation pathway.
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References:
1. Qiu, J., Ma, Y., Wen, Y., Chen, L., Wu, L. and Liu, W. Functional identification of two novel genes from Pseudomonas sp. strain HZN6 involved in the catabolism of nicotine. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 78 (2012) 2154-2160. [PMID: 22267672]