Imine reductase

SkIRED
Streptomyces kanamyceticus R-selective imine reductase PDB: 3ZHB
Identifiers
EC no.1.5.1.48
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO
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PMCarticles
PubMedarticles
NCBIproteins

An imine reductase (IRED) is an enzyme that reduces imines to amines. This family of enzymes is employed in the industrial production of amine-containing pharmaceuticals. The IRED enzymes that are found to catalyze both imine formation and imine reduction are called reductive aminases (RedAms).