Reaction: an (R)-2-hydroxycarboxylate + NAD+ = a 2-oxocarboxylate + NADH + H+
Other name(s): LdhA; HdhD; D-2-hydroxyisocaproate dehydrogenase; R-HicDH; D-HicDH; (R)-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoate:NAD+ oxidoreductase; (R)-2-hydroxyisocaproate dehydrogenase; D-mandelate dehydrogenase (ambiguous)
Systematic name: (R)-2-hydroxycarboxylate:NAD+ oxidoreductase
Comments: The enzymes, characterized from bacteria (Peptoclostridium difficile, Enterococcus faecalis and from lactic acid bacteria) prefer substrates with a main chain of 5 carbons (such as 4-methyl-2-oxopentanoate) to those with a shorter chain. It also utilizes phenylpyruvate. The enzyme from the halophilic archaeon Haloferax mediterranei prefers substrates with a main chain of 3-4 carbons (pyruvate and 2-oxobutanoate). cf. EC 1.1.1.272, (D)-2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase (NADP+).
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References:
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5. Chambellon, E., Rijnen, L., Lorquet, F., Gitton, C., van Hylckama Vlieg, J.E., Wouters, J.A. and Yvon, M. The D-2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase incorrectly annotated PanE is the sole reduction system for branched-chain 2-keto acids in Lactococcus lactis. J. Bacteriol. 191 (2009) 873-881. [PMID: 19047348]
6. Miyanaga, A., Fujisawa, S., Furukawa, N., Arai, K., Nakajima, M. and Taguchi, H. The crystal structure of D-mandelate dehydrogenase reveals its distinct substrate and coenzyme recognition mechanisms from those of 2-ketopantoate reductase. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 439 (2013) 109-114. [PMID: 23954635]