Glycerol dehydrogenase. structure, specificity, and mechanism of a family III polyol dehydrogenase.
Ruzheinikov, S.N., Burke, J., Sedelnikova, S., Baker, P.J., Taylor, R., Bullough, P.A., Muir, N.M., Gore, M.G., Rice, D.W.(2001) Structure 9: 789-802
- PubMed: 11566129 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0969-2126(01)00645-1
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1JPU, 1JQ5, 1JQA - PubMed Abstract: 
Bacillus stearothermophilus glycerol dehydrogenase (GlyDH) (glycerol:NAD(+) 2-oxidoreductase, EC 1.1.1.6) catalyzes the oxidation of glycerol to dihydroxyacetone (1,3-dihydroxypropanone) with concomitant reduction of NAD(+) to NADH. Analysis of the sequence of this enzyme indicates that it is a member of the so-called iron-containing alcohol dehydrogenase family. Despite this sequence similarity, GlyDH shows a strict dependence on zinc for activity. On the basis of this, we propose to rename this group the family III metal-dependent polyol dehydrogenases. To date, no structural data have been reported for any enzyme in this group.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Krebs Institute for Biomolecular Research, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Firth Court, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom.