Reaction: an aldehyde + acceptor + H2O = a carboxylate + reduced acceptor
Other name(s): aldehyde:(acceptor) oxidoreductase
Systematic name: aldehyde:acceptor oxidoreductase
Comments: A tungsten protein. Methyl viologen can act as acceptor. In the reverse direction, non-activated acids are reduced by reduced viologens to aldehydes, but not to the corresponding alcohols.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 125008-36-8
References:
1. White, H., Strobl, G., Feicht, R. and Simon, H. Carboxylic acid reductase: a new tungsten enzyme catalyses the reduction of non-activated carboxylic acids to aldehydes. Eur. J. Biochem. 184 (1989) 89-96. [PMID: 2550230]