Table 1: Summary of the enzymatic regulators of NECMs.
Eraser/Regulator | Detoxifying Function | Cofactor | Disease correlation |
---|---|---|---|
SIRT2 | Deacylation | NAD | Cancer |
DJ-1 (PARK7) | Deglycation (GO and MGO) |
None | Parkinson’s disease, cancer |
FN3K | Deglycation (Glucose) |
ATP | Cancer |
Sulfiredoxin (SRX) | Desulfination | ATP | Parkinson’s disease |
Denitrosylase | Denitrosylation | None | Innate immunity |
PIMT | Reverse the formation of isoaspartate | SAM | Cancer, Alzheimer’s disease |
GLO1 | Scavenge MGO and GO | GSH | Anxiety, cancer |
Formaldehyde dehydrogenase (S-nitrosoglutathione reductase, GSNOR) |
Scavenge formaldehyde | NAD | Respiratory diseases (asthma) |
Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) |
Convert alcohol to aldehyde | NAD | Alcoholism, drug dependence |
Aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) |
Convert aldehyde to carboxylic acid | NAD | Alcoholism, drug dependence, neurodegeneration |
Aldo-keto reductase (AKR) |
Convert aldehyde to alcohol | NADPH | Alcoholism, drug dependence, cancer |