S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione synthase
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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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The enzyme S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione synthase (EC 4.4.1.22) catalyzes the reaction
- S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione glutathione + formaldehyde
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the class of carbon-sulfur lyases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione formaldehyde-lyase (glutathione-forming). Other names in common use include glutathione-dependent formaldehyde-activating enzyme, Gfa, and S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione formaldehyde-lyase. This enzyme participates in methane metabolism.
References
- Goenrich M, Bartoschek S, Hagemeier CH, Griesinger C, PMID 11741920.
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