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Diacetyl reductase is the name of two
acetoin Acetoin, also known as 3-hydroxybutanone or acetyl methyl carbinol, is an organic compound with the formula CH3CH(OH)C(O)CH3. It is a colorless liquid with a pleasant, buttery odor. It is chiral. The form produced by bacteria is (''R'')-acetoin. ...
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enzyme An enzyme () is a protein that acts as a biological catalyst by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrate (chemistry), substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different mol ...
s: * Diacetyl reductase ((R)-acetoin forming) * Diacetyl reductase ((S)-acetoin forming)


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Acetoin dehydrogenase Acetoin dehydrogenase (, ''acetoin dehydrogenase complex'', ''acetoin dehydrogenase enzyme system'', ''AoDH ES'') is an enzyme with List of enzymes, systematic name ''acetyl-CoA:acetoin O-acetyltransferase''. This enzyme catalysis, catalyses the f ...
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