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EC 1.2.99.4 Details
EC number
1.2.99.4
Accepted name
formaldehyde dismutase
Reaction
2 formaldehyde + H2O = formate + methanol
Other name(s)
aldehyde dismutase, cannizzanase, nicotinoprotein aldehyde dismutase
Systematic name
formaldehyde:formaldehyde oxidoreductase
CAS registry number
85204-94-0
Comment
The enzyme contains a tightly but noncovalently bound NADP(H) cofactor, as well as Zn2+ and Mg2+. The enzyme from Mycobacterium sp. DSM 3803 also catalyses the reactions of EC 1.1.99.36, NDMA-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase and EC 1.1.99.37, NDMA-dependent methanol dehydrogenase [3]. Formaldehyde and acetaldehyde can act as donors; formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and propanal can act as acceptors [1,2].
History
created 1986, modified 2012, deleted 2015
EC Tree
1.3.1.23 created 1972, deleted 2005
1.3.1.50 created 1992, deleted 1999
1.3.1.55 created 1999, deleted 2004