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EC 1.17.98.4 Details
EC number
1.17.98.4
Accepted name
formate dehydrogenase (hydrogenase)
Reaction
formate + an [oxidized hydrogenase] = CO2 + a [reduced hydrogenase]
Other name(s)
FDHH,
FDH-H,
FDH-O,
formate dehydrogenase H,
formate dehydrogenase O
Systematic name
formate:[oxidized hydrogenase] oxidoreductase
Comment
Formate dehydrogenase H is a cytoplasmic enzyme that oxidizes formate without oxygen transfer, transferring electrons to a hydrogenase. The two enzymes form the formate-hydrogen lyase complex [1]. The enzyme contains an [4Fe-4S] cluster, a selenocysteine residue and a molybdopterin cofactor [1].
History
created 2010 as EC 1.1.99.33, transferred 2018 to EC 1.17.99.7, transferred 2020 to 1.17.98.4.
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