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EC 1.17.5.3 Details
EC number
1.17.5.3
Accepted name
formate dehydrogenase-N
Reaction
formate + a quinone = CO2 + a quinol
Other name(s)
Fdh-N, FdnGHI, nitrate-inducible formate dehydrogenase, formate dehydrogenase N, FDH-N, nitrate inducible Fdn, nitrate inducible formate dehydrogenase
Systematic name
formate:quinone oxidoreductase
Comment
The enzyme contains molybdopterin-guanine dinucleotides, five [4Fe-4S] clusters and two heme b groups. Formate dehydrogenase-N oxidizes formate in the periplasm, transferring electrons via the menaquinone pool in the cytoplasmic membrane to a dissimilatory nitrate reductase (EC 1.7.5.1), which transfers electrons to nitrate in the cytoplasm. The system generates proton motive force under anaerobic conditions [3].
History
created 2010 as EC 1.1.5.6, transferred 2017 to EC 1.17.5.3
EC Tree
3.1.1.9 created 1961, deleted 1972
3.1.1.12 created 1961, deleted 1972
3.1.1.16 created 1961, deleted 1972
3.1.1.18 created 1961, deleted 1982
3.1.1.62 created 1989, deleted 1992
3.1.1.69 created 1992, deleted 2002
3.1.4.5 created 1961, deleted 1978
3.1.4.6 created 1961, deleted 1978
3.1.4.7 created 1961, deleted 1978
3.1.4.8 created 1961, transferred 1965 to EC 2.7.7.26, reinstated 1972, deleted 1978
3.1.4.9 created 1965, deleted 1978
3.1.4.10 created 1972, modified 1976, deleted 2002
3.1.4.18 created 1972, deleted 1978
3.1.4.19 created 1972, deleted 1978
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3.1.4.33 created 1972, deleted 1978
3.1.4.34 created 1972, deleted 1978
3.1.4.36 created 1976, deleted 2002
3.1.4.47 created 1989, deleted 2002