Enables identical protein binding activity and zinc ion binding activity. Involved in several processes, including response to cadmium ion; response to copper ion; and response to osmotic stress. Predicted to be located in several cellular components, including extracellular exosome; mitochondrion; and motile cilium. Used to study diabetic neuropathy. Orthologous to human SORD (sorbitol dehydrogenase). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]