Formaldehyde dismutase
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In enzymology, formaldehyde dismutase (EC 1.2.98.1) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
| formaldehyde dismutase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 1.2.98.1 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 85204-94-0 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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This enzyme converts formaldehyde into formic acid and methanol.[1][2][3][4]
This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the aldehyde or oxo group of donor with other acceptors. The systematic name of this enzyme class is formaldehyde:formaldehyde oxidoreductase. Other names in common use include aldehyde dismutase, and cannizzanase.
