From Formaldehyde to Formate

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
van Ophem PW, Van Beeumen J, Duine JA. Eur J Biochem (1992) 206(2): 511-8.

Search Medline for formaldehyde dehydrogenase AND methylotroph.
10 citations on March 09, 2012. 

                                 Formaldehyde                                  
                                       |
                                       |  NAD+ + H2O
  glutathione-independent formaldehyde | /
                         dehydrogenase |/
                              1.2.1.46 | Search GenBank, 333 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                                 Kyoto |\
                                ExPASy | \
                                       |  NADH + 2H+
                                       v
                                    Formate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Aldehyde -----> Carboxylate (bt0003)
[C1 Metabolic Cycle] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0240.
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