Term Name: L-glycol dehydrogenase activity
Synonyms: glycol (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (phosphate)) dehydrogenase activity, L-(+)-glycol:NAD(P) oxidoreductase activity, L-glycol:NAD(P) dehydrogenase activity, L-glycol:NAD(P)+ oxidoreductase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: an L-glycol + NAD(P)+ = a 2-hydroxycarbonyl compound + NAD(P)H + H+.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0050026]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: oxidoreductase activity, acting on the CH-OH group of donors, NAD or NADP as acceptor