Structural highlights
Function
LADH_METJA Involved in F420 biosynthesis through the oxidation of lactaldehyde to lactate. The substrate preference order is propionaldehyde > DL-lactaldehyde, DL-glyceraldehyde > crotonaldehyde > glycolaldehyde > acetaldehyde, acrolein > formaldehyde. No activity was observed towards methylglyoxal or glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate. Has a preference for NAD over NADP.
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