A dehydrogenase (also called DHO in the literature) is an enzyme belonging to the group of oxidoreductases that oxidizes a substrate by a reduction reaction that transfers one or more hydrides (H^-) to an electron acceptor, usually NAD⁺/NADP⁺ or a flavin coenzyme such as FAD or FMN.

A dehydrogenase (also called DHO in the literature) is an enzyme belonging to the group of oxidoreductases that oxidizes a substrate by a reduction reaction that transfers one or more hydrides (H^-) to an electron acceptor, usually NAD⁺/NADP⁺ or a flavin coenzyme such as FAD or FMN.