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1.2.98.1: formaldehyde dismutase

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For detailed information about formaldehyde dismutase, go to the full flat file.

Word Map on EC 1.2.98.1

Reaction

2 formaldehyde +

H2O
=
formate
+
methanol

Synonyms

aldehyde dismutase, cannizzanase, dismutase, formaldehyde, EC 1.2.99.4, FDM, Fdm1, Fdm2, Fdm3, N,N9-dimethyl-4-nitrosoaniline oxidoreductase

ECTree

     1 Oxidoreductases
         1.2 Acting on the aldehyde or oxo group of donors
             1.2.98 With other, known, physiological acceptors
                1.2.98.1 formaldehyde dismutase

Systematic Name

Systematic Name on EC 1.2.98.1 - formaldehyde dismutase

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SYSTEMATIC NAME
IUBMB Comments
formaldehyde:formaldehyde oxidoreductase
The enzyme contains a tightly but noncovalently bound NADP(H) cofactor, as well as Zn2+ and Mg2+. Enzyme-bound NADPH formed by oxidation of formaldehyde to formate is oxidized back to NADP+ by reaction with a second formaldehyde, yielding methanol. The enzyme from the bacterium Mycobacterium sp. DSM 3803 also catalyses the reactions of EC 1.1.99.36, alcohol dehydrogenase (nicotinoprotein) and EC 1.1.99.37, methanol dehydrogenase (nicotinoprotein) [3]. Formaldehyde and acetaldehyde can act as donors; formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and propanal can act as acceptors [1,2].