title: Distribution and immunological characterization of microbial aldehyde reductases.
abstract: The distribution of microbial aldo-keto reductases was examined and their immunochemical characterization was performed. p-Nitrobenzaldehyde, pyridine-3-aldehyde and ethyl 4-chloro-3-oxobutanoate reductase activities were found to be widely distributed in a variety of microorganisms. In immunodiffusion studies, most yeasts belonging to the genera Sporobolomyces, Sporidiobolus and Rhodotorula formed precipitin bands with anti-Sporobolomyces salmonicolor aldehyde reductase serum. Furthermore, the results of immunotitration experiments suggested that Sporobolomyces salmonicolor AKU 4429 contains other enzyme(s) which can reduce p-nitrobenzaldehyde, pyridine-3-aldehyde and/or ethyl 4-chloro-3-oxobutanoate, and which are inactivated by anti-Sporobolomyces salmonicolor aldehyde reductase serum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Kyoto University, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: D000449:Aldehyde Reductase / Q000032:analysis* / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology; D003429:Cross Reactions; D005658:Fungi / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology; D013045:Species Specificity; D015003:Yeasts / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000449:Aldehyde Reductase