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EC 1.17.99.7 Details
EC number
1.17.99.7
Accepted name
formate dehydrogenase (acceptor)
Reaction
formate + acceptor = CO2 + reduced acceptor
Other name(s)
FDHH,
FDH-H,
FDH-O,
formate dehydrogenase H,
formate dehydrogenase O
Systematic name
formate:acceptor 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 2017 to EC 1.17.99.7, deleted 2020
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