From Dodecanal to Lauric acid

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Kok M, Oldenhuis R, van der Linden MP, Meulenberg CH, Kingma J, Witholt B. J Biol Chem (1989) 264(10): 5442-51.

Search Medline for bacterial NAD-dependent aldehyde dehydrogenase.
28 citations on March 09, 2012. 

                     Dodecanal                     
                         |
                         |  NAD+ + H2O
  aldehyde dehydrogenase | /
                  (NAD+) |/
                 1.2.1.3 | Search GenBank, 1144 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                   Kyoto |\
                  ExPASy | \
                         |  NADH + 2H+
                         v
                    Lauric acid
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Aldehyde -----> Carboxylate (bt0003)
[Dodecyl sulfate] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0605.
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