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Short Chain Dehydrogenase-Reductases MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Short Chain Dehydrogenase-Reductases
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.682.047.820.900
Unique ID
D000074583
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000074583
Scope Note
A large family of oxidoreductases that are predominantly NAD- or NADP-dependent and 250 to 350 amino acids in length. They generally consist of two PROTEIN DOMAINS: A catalytic N-terminal domain that binds the substrate, and a C-terminal coenzyme-binding domain.
Entry Term(s)
Short Chain Dehydrogenase
Short Chain Dehydrogenase Family
Short Chain Dehydrogenase Superfamily
Short Chain Dehydrogenase-Reductase
Short Chain Dehydrogenases
Short-Chain Alcohol Dehydrogenase
Short-Chain Alcohol Dehydrogenases
Registry Numbers
EC 1.1.1.-
Previous Indexing
Alcohol Dehydrogenase (1991-2017)
Alcohol Oxidoreductases (1995-2017)
Public MeSH Note
2018
History Note
2018
Date Introduced
2018/01/01
Last Updated
2020/05/27
Short Chain Dehydrogenase-Reductases Preferred
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