ENTRY EC 1.2.99.4
NAME Formaldehyde dismutase
CLASS Oxidoreductases
Acting on the aldehyde or oxo group of donors
With other acceptors
SYSNAME Formaldehyde:formaldehyde oxidoreductase
REACTION Formaldehyde + Formaldehyde = Formate + Methanol
SUBSTRATE Formaldehyde
Acetaldehyde
Propanal
PRODUCT Formate
Methanol
COMMENT Formaldehyde and acetaldehyde can act as donors; formaldehyde,
acetaldehyde and propanal can act as acceptors.
DBLINKS University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 1.2.99.4
WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 1.2.99.4
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