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Hydrogen dehydrogenase (NADP+)

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

H<sub>2</sub> + NADP<sup>+</sup> H<sup>+</sup> + NADPH

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are H<sub>2</sub> and NADP<sup>+</sup>, whereas its two products are H<sup>+</sup> and NADPH.

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on hydrogen as donor with NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is hydrogen:NADP+ oxidoreductase. Other names in common use include NADP+-linked hydrogenase, NADP+-reducing hydrogenase, hydrogen dehydrogenase (NADP+), and simply hydrogenase (which is ambiguous).

Structural studies

As of late 2007, only one structure has been solved for this class of enzymes, with the PDB accession code .

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