Flavoproteins that catalyze reversibly the reduction of carbon dioxide to formate. Many compounds can act as acceptors, but the only physiologically active acceptor is NAD. The enzymes are active in the fermentation of sugars and other compounds to carbon dioxide and are the key enzymes in obtaining energy when bacteria are grown on formate as the main carbon source. They have been purified from bovine blood. EC 1.2.1.2.

DUI

D005560 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0008757

CAS

Formate:NAD+ oxidoreductase

Previous indexing

Oxidoreductases (1966-1972); Aldehyde Oxidoreductases (1973-1979); Formates (1966-1967); Formic Acids (1968-1979)

History note

91(80); was see under ALDEHYDE OXIDOREDUCTASES 1980-90

Public note

91; was see under ALDEHYDE OXIDOREDUCTASES 1980-90