A large family of oxidoreductases that are predominantly NAD- or NADP-dependent and 250 to 350 amino acids in length. They generally consist of two PROTEIN DOMAINS: A catalytic N-terminal domain that binds the substrate, and a C-terminal coenzyme-binding domain.
Also Known As:
Short Chain Dehydrogenase Family; Short Chain Dehydrogenase Superfamily; Short Chain Dehydrogenases; Short-Chain Alcohol Dehydrogenases; Alcohol Dehydrogenase, Short-Chain; Alcohol Dehydrogenases, Short-Chain; Chain Dehydrogenase, Short; Chain Dehydrogenase-Reductase, Short; Dehydrogenase, Short Chain; Dehydrogenase, Short-Chain Alcohol; Dehydrogenase-Reductase, Short Chain; Dehydrogenase-Reductases, Short Chain; Dehydrogenases, Short Chain; Dehydrogenases, Short-Chain Alcohol; Short Chain Alcohol Dehydrogenase; Short Chain Alcohol Dehydrogenases; Short Chain Dehydrogenase Reductase; Short Chain Dehydrogenase Reductases; Short Chain Dehydrogenase; Short Chain Dehydrogenase-Reductase; Short-Chain Alcohol Dehydrogenase