Glycerol dehydrogenase

UniProtKB accession:  P0A9S5

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UniProtKB description:  Catalyzes the NAD-dependent oxidation of glycerol to dihydroxyacetone (glycerone) (PubMed:40950, PubMed:6365902, PubMed:3920199, PubMed:8132480, PubMed:18179582). Allows microorganisms to utilize glycerol as a source of carbon under anaerobic conditions (PubMed:18632294). In E.coli, an important role of GldA is also likely to regulate the intracellular level of dihydroxyacetone by catalyzing the reverse reaction, i.e. the conversion of dihydroxyacetone into glycerol (PubMed:18179582). Possesses a broad substrate specificity, since it is also able to oxidize 1,2-propanediol and several of its analogs, DL-2,3-butanediol and D-1-amino-2-propanol, and to reduce dihydroxyacetone, hydroxyacetone, glycolaldehyde and methylglyoxal into glycerol, 1,2-propanediol, ethylene glycol and lactaldehyde, respectively (PubMed:4385233, PubMed:40950, PubMed:6365902, PubMed:3920199, PubMed:18179582).