Reaction 21343

Reaction Details
Reaction: Thumb
2 a quinone + NADPH + H+ = 2 a semiquinone + NADP+
Enzymes:
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PseudoCyc Reaction ID:QOR-RXN
References:
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  • Duhaiman AS (1996). "Kinetic properties of camel lens zeta-crystallin." Int J Biochem Cell Biol 28(10);1163-8. PMID: 8930141
  • Rao PV, Krishna CM, Zigler JS (1992). "Identification and characterization of the enzymatic activity of zeta-crystallin from guinea pig lens. A novel NADPH:quinone oxidoreductase." J Biol Chem 267(1);96-102. PMID: 1370456
  • Tang A, Curthoys NP (2001). "Identification of zeta-crystallin/NADPH:quinone reductase as a renal glutaminase mRNA pH response element-binding protein." J Biol Chem 276(24);21375-80. PMID: 11294877