Glycerol dehydrogenase (NADP+)

In enzymology, a glycerol dehydrogenase (NADP⁺) () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

The two substrates of this enzyme are glycerol and oxidised nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP⁺). Its products are D-glyceraldehyde, NADPH, and a proton.

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-OH group of donor with NAD⁺ or NADP⁺ as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is glycerol:NADP⁺ oxidoreductase. This enzyme is also called glycerol dehydrogenase (NADP⁺). This enzyme participates in glycerolipid metabolism.

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