Epidermal retinol dehydrogenase 2 (SDR16C5)

Oxidoreductase with strong preference for NAD.

Active in both the oxidative and reductive directions.

Oxidizes all-trans- retinol in all-trans-retinaldehyde. No activity was detected with 11-cis-retinol or 11-cis-retinaldehyde as substrates with either NAD(+)/NADH or NADP(+)/NADPH.