Description
Glycerol dehydrogenase is an enzyme in the oxidoreductase family that utilizes the NAD+ to catalyze the oxidation of glycerol to form glycerone (dihydroxyacetone).
Abbr
GDH, Native (Cellulomonas sp.)
Applications
This enzyme is useful for enzymatic determination of glycerol and of triglyceride when coupled with lipoprotein lipase in clinical analysis. Formation of NADH from the reaction of glycerol and NAD+ was catalyzed by the enzyme glycerol dehydrogenase.
Form
Lyophilized powder containing bovine serum albumin
Enzyme Commission Number
EC 1.1.1.6
Activity
50-125 units/mg protein
Molecular Weight
mol wt ~390 kDa
Isoelectric point
4.4 ± 0.1
pH Stability
pH 7.5 – 10.5 (25°C, 20hr)
Michaelis Constant
1.1 x 10¯2M (Glycerol), 8.9 x 10¯5M (NAD+)
Structure
10 subunits (42 kDa) per mol of enzyme
Unit Definition
One unit will oxidize 1.0 μmole of glycerol to dihydroxyacetone per min at 25°C at pH 10.0.
Thermal stability
below 55°C (pH 7.5, 15min)
Inhibitors
p-Chloromercuribenzoate, o-phenanthroline, monoiodoacetate, heavy metal ions (Co++, Ni++, Cu++, Zn++, Cd++)
Synonyms
EC 1.1.1.6; NAD+-linked glycerol dehydrogenase; glycerol:NAD+ 2-oxidoreductase; GDH; GlDH; GlyDH; 9028-14-2; glycerin dehydrogenase