See Also: aldose reductase(medicine)
Aldose Reductase(health)
aldose reductase inhibitor(medicine)
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aldose 1-epimerase(medicine)
L-arabino-aldose dehydrogenase(medicine)

aldose reductase (medicine)


aldose reductase


A polyol dehydrogenase (NADP+);an oxidoreductase that reversibly converts aldoses to alditols (e.g., glucose to sorbitol) with NADPH as hydrogen donor. An important step in the metabolism of sorbitol and in the formation of diabetic cataracts.

See: d-sorbitol-6-phosphate dehydrogenase.