Reaction: a (2S)-2-hydroxycarboxylate + NAD+ = a 2-oxocarboxylate + NADH + H+
Other name(s): (R)-sulfolactate:NAD+ oxidoreductase; L-sulfolactate dehydrogenase; (R)-sulfolactate dehydrogenase; L-2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase (NAD+); ComC
Systematic name: (2S)-2-hydroxycarboxylate:NAD+ oxidoreductase
Comments: The enzyme from the archaeon Methanocaldococcus jannaschii acts on multiple L-2-hydroxycarboxylates including (2R)-3-sulfolactate, (S)-malate, (S)-lactate, and (S)-2-hydroxyglutarate [3]. Note that (2R)-3-sulfolactate has the same stereo configuration as (2S)-2-hydroxycarboxylates.
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References:
1. Graupner, M., Xu, H. and White, R.H. Identification of an archaeal 2-hydroxy acid dehydrogenase catalyzing reactions involved in coenzyme biosynthesis in methanoarchaea. J. Bacteriol. 182 (2000) 3688-3692. [PMID: 10850983]
2. Graupner, M. and White, R.H. The first examples of (S)-2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenases catalyzing the transfer of the pro-4S hydrogen of NADH are found in the archaea. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1548 (2001) 169-173. [PMID: 11451450]
3. Graham, D.E. and White, R.H. Elucidation of methanogenic coenzyme biosyntheses: from spectroscopy to genomics. Nat. Prod. Rep. 19 (2002) 133-147. [PMID: 12013276]
4. Rein, U., Gueta, R., Denger, K., Ruff, J., Hollemeyer, K. and Cook, A.M. Dissimilation of cysteate via 3-sulfolactate sulfo-lyase and a sulfate exporter in Paracoccus pantotrophus NKNCYSA. Microbiology 151 (2005) 737-747. [PMID: 15758220]