Reaction: (R)-2-hydroxyglutarate + NAD+ = 2-oxoglutarate + NADH + H+
Other name(s): serA (gene name)
Systematic name: (R)-2-hydroxyglutarate,NAD+ 2-oxidireductase
Comments: The enzyme catalyses a reversible reaction. The enzyme from the bacterium Peptoniphilus asaccharolyticus is specific for (R)-2-hydroxyglutarate [1,2]. The SerA enzyme from the bacterium Escherichia coli can also accept (S)-2-hydroxyglutarate with a much higher Km, and also catalyses the activity of EC 1.1.1.95, phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase [3].
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number:
References:
1. Lerud, R.F. and Whiteley, H.R. Purification and properties of α-ketoglutarate reductase from Micrococcus aerogenes. J. Bacteriol. 106 (1971) 571-577. [PMID: 4396793]
2. Johnson, W.M. and Westlake, D.W. Purification and characterization of glutamic acid dehydrogenase and α-ketoglutaric acid reductase from Peptococcus aerogenes. Can. J. Microbiol. 18 (1972) 881-892. [PMID: 4338318]
3. Zhao, G. and Winkler, M.E. A novel α-ketoglutarate reductase activity of the serA-encoded 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase of Escherichia coli K-12 and its possible implications for human 2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria. J. Bacteriol. 178 (1996) 232-239. [PMID: 8550422]