Summary
Aldehyde reductase from human liver catalyzes the hydrogen transfer from the pro-4R position on the dihydronicotinamide ring of the coenzyme to there face of the carbonyl carbon atom of the substrate.
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Wermuth, B., Münch, J.D.B. & von Wartburg, J.P. Stereospecificity of hydrogen transfer of aldehyde reductase. Experientia 35, 1288–1289 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01963961
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