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S (hydroxymethyl)mycothiol dehydrogenase

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EC number
  
1.1.1.306

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CAS number
  
192140-85-5

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S-(hydroxymethyl)mycothiol dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.306, NAD/factor-dependent formaldehyde dehydrogenase, mycothiol-dependent formaldehyde dehydrogenase) is an enzyme with systematic name S-(hydroxymethyl)mycothiol:NAD+ oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

S-(hydroxymethyl)mycothiol + NAD+ S-formylmycothiol + NADH + H+

S-hydroxymethylmycothiol forms spontaneously from formaldehyde and mycothiol.

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S-(hydroxymethyl)mycothiol dehydrogenase Wikipedia