Encyclopedia: Aldose Reductase
Aldose reductase is an enzyme in carbohydrate metabolism that converts an aldose to a sugar alcohol, using NADPH as the reducing agent. The enzyme can be inhibited by aldose reductase inhibitors. Specific reactions catalyzed by this enzyme include: , glucose NADPH H --> sorbitol NADP , galactose NADPH H --> galactitol NADP Glucose concentrations are often...
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