S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione synthase

In enzymology, a S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione synthase (EC 4.4.1.22) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione glutathione + formaldehyde
S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione synthase
Identifiers
EC number4.4.1.22
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione, and two products, glutathione and 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, Vorholt JA (February 2002). "A glutathione-dependent formaldehyde-activating enzyme (Gfa) from Paracoccus denitrificans detected and purified via two-dimensional proton exchange NMR spectroscopy". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277 (5): 3069–72. doi:10.1074/jbc.C100579200. PMID 11741920.


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