“…1) D-lactate, [2][3][4] D-hydroxyisocaproate, 5) D-glycerate, 6) and D-erythronate-4-phosphate 7) dehydrogenases, vancomycin-resistant protein H (VanH), 8,9) glyoxylate reductase (GR), 10) and transcriptional co-repressor CtBP, 11) share a common protein structure and constitute the D-2-HydDH family, 12) together with some non-D-2-HydDHs, such as the formate, 13) phosphite, 14,15) and L-alanine 16) dehydrogenases. It has been reported that only minor structural changes, such as amino acid replacements, cause drastic change, in the enzyme function in this family, as for example, conversions from a D-lactate dehydrogenase (D-LDH) to a D-hydroxyisocaproate dehydrogenase (D-HicDH), 17,18) and even from a formate dehydrogenase to a D-2-HydDH.…”