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Literature summary for 1.2.7.B2 extracted from

  • Bol, E.; Bevers, L.E.; Hagedoorn, P.L.; Hagen, W.R.
    Redox chemistry of tungsten and iron-sulfur prosthetic groups in Pyrococcus furiosus formaldehyde ferredoxin oxidoreductase (2006), J. Biol. Inorg. Chem., 11, 999-1006.
    View publication on PubMed

Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
Sulfide incubation of the enzyme (14 mg/ml) in 100 mM Tris/HCl (pH 8.0) buffer with excess sodium sulfide (20 mM) under anaerobic conditions leads to an enhancement of the specific activity by 40% Pyrococcus furiosus

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.014
-
oxidized ferredoxin pH 8.4, 80°C Pyrococcus furiosus
0.021
-
formaldehyde pH 8.4, 80°C, with ferredoxin as electron acceptor Pyrococcus furiosus
0.025
-
formaldehyde pH 8.4, 20°C Pyrococcus furiosus
0.033
-
formaldehyde pH 8.4, 80°C Pyrococcus furiosus
0.071
-
formaldehyde pH 8.4, 80°C, with benzyl viologen as electron acceptor Pyrococcus furiosus
0.073
-
Oxidized benzyl viologen pH 8.4, 80°C Pyrococcus furiosus

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Iron contains one [4Fe-4S] cubane per 69000 Da subunit Pyrococcus furiosus
Tungsten contains one tungstodipterin per 69000 Da subunit Pyrococcus furiosus
Tungsten the tungsten in the active enzyme is a two-electron acceptor, W(VI/IV) Pyrococcus furiosus

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Pyrococcus furiosus
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-
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Pyrococcus furiosus Q8U1K3
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-

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
formaldehyde + H2O + 2 oxidized ferredoxin
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Pyrococcus furiosus formate + 2 H+ + 2 reduced ferredoxin
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?
formaldehyde + H2O + oxidized benzyl viologen
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Pyrococcus furiosus formate + H+ + reduced benzyl viologen
-
?
formaldehyde + H2O + oxidized benzyl viologen no activity with methanol or formic acid as substrate Pyrococcus furiosus formate + 2 H+ + reduced benzyl viologen
-
?

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
formaldehyde ferredoxin oxidoreductase
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Pyrococcus furiosus

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
80
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assay at Pyrococcus furiosus

Turnover Number [1/s]

Turnover Number Minimum [1/s] Turnover Number Maximum [1/s] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
14
-
formaldehyde pH 8.4, 20°C Pyrococcus furiosus
54
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formaldehyde pH 8.4, 80°C Pyrococcus furiosus

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
8.4
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assay at Pyrococcus furiosus

kcat/KM [mM/s]

kcat/KM Value [1/mMs-1] kcat/KM Value Maximum [1/mMs-1] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
560
-
formaldehyde pH 8.4, 20°C Pyrococcus furiosus
1636
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formaldehyde pH 8.4, 80°C Pyrococcus furiosus