Function
3-dehydrosphinganine reductase catalyzes the chemical reaction:
- sphinganine + NADP+ 3-dehydrosphinganine + NADPH + H+
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are sphinganine and NADP+, whereas its 3 products are 3-dehydrosphinganine, NADPH, and H+.
This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-OH group of donor with NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor. This enzyme participates in sphingolipid metabolism.
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