Sulfoacetaldehyde dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.73, SafD) is an enzyme with systematic name 2-sulfoacetaldehyde:NAD+ oxidoreductase.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

2-sulfoacetaldehyde + H2O + NAD+ sulfoacetate + NADH + 2 H+

This reaction is part of a bacterial pathway that can make use the amino group of taurine as a sole source of nitrogen for growth.

References

  1. ^ Krejcík Z, Denger K, Weinitschke S, Hollemeyer K, Paces V, Cook AM, Smits TH (August 2008). "Sulfoacetate released during the assimilation of taurine-nitrogen by Neptuniibacter caesariensis: purification of sulfoacetaldehyde dehydrogenase". Archives of Microbiology. 190 (2): 159–68. doi:10.1007/s00203-008-0386-2. PMID 18506422.
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