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EC 1.12.7.2 Details
EC number
1.12.7.2
Accepted name
ferredoxin hydrogenase
Reaction
H2 + 2 oxidized ferredoxin = 2 reduced ferredoxin + 2 H+
Other name(s)
H2 oxidizing hydrogenase,
H2 producing hydrogenase [ambiguous],
bidirectional hydrogenase,
hydrogen-lyase [ambiguous],
hydrogenase (ferredoxin),
hydrogenase I,
hydrogenase II,
hydrogenlyase [ambiguous],
uptake hydrogenase [ambiguous]
Systematic name
hydrogen:ferredoxin oxidoreductase
CAS registry number
9027-05-8
Comment
Contains iron-sulfur clusters. The enzymes from some sources contains nickel. Can use molecular hydrogen for the reduction of a variety of substances.
History
created 1961 as EC 1.98.1.1, transferred 1965 to EC 1.12.1.1, transferred 1972 to EC 1.12.7.1, transferred 1978 to EC 1.18.3.1, transferred 1984 to EC 1.18.99.1, transferred 2002 to EC 1.12.7.2
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