IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature

EC 1.8.5.1

Accepted name: glutathione dehydrogenase (ascorbate)

Reaction: 2 glutathione + dehydroascorbate = glutathione disulfide + ascorbate

Other name(s): dehydroascorbic reductase; dehydroascorbic acid reductase; glutathione dehydroascorbate reductase; DHA reductase ; dehydroascorbate reductase; GDOR; glutathione:dehydroascorbic acid oxidoreductase

Systematic name: glutathione:dehydroascorbate oxidoreductase

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9026-38-4

References:

1. Crook, E.M. The system dehydroascorbic acid-glutathione. Biochem. J. 35 (1941) 226-236.

[EC 1.8.5.1 created 1961]


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