part of oxidoreductase activity, acting on the CH-OH group of donors, NAD or NADP as acceptor bacteriochlorophyll biosynthetic process bacteriochlorophyllide-a dehydrogenase activity https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/29701 RHEA:19733 2012-09-19T14:46:31Z MetaCyc:RXN-8787 EC:1.1.1.396 molecular_function Catalysis of the reaction: 3-deacetyl-3-(1-hydroxyethyl)bacteriochlorophyllide a + NAD+ = bacteriochlorophyllide a + NADH + H+. bf GO:0036354 2-desacetyl-2-hydroxyethyl bacteriochlorophyllide a dehydrogenase activity