Roy, Roopali and Dhawan, Ish K. and Johnson, Michael K. and Rees, Douglas C. and Adams, Michael W. W. (2011) Formaldehyde Ferredoxin Oxidoreductase. In: Encyclopedia of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry. Wiley , Hoboken, NJ. ISBN 9781119951438. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20170403-151722541
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Abstract
Formaldehyde ferredoxin oxidoreductase (FOR) is a homotetramer where each subunit contains a [4Fe–4S] cluster and a mononuclear tungsten atom coordinated by the dithioline groups of two pterin molecules. It is a member of a family of five closely related tungstoenzymes found in organisms that grow at high temperatures in marine volcanic vents. FOR catalyzes the two-electron oxidation of its aldehyde substrate to the corresponding acid with the concomitant reduction of ferredoxin, its physiological electron acceptor. FOR oxidizes short chain C_1-C_4 aldehydes as substrates but has the highest affinity for C_4-C_6 di- and semialdehydes. The enzyme is proposed to have a role in peptide metabolism.
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| Additional Information: | © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Published Online: 15 DEC 2011. Research on tungstoenzymes carried out in the authors' laboratories was supported by grants from the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. | |||||||||
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| Subject Keywords: | tungsten; tungsten-containing enzyme; formaldehyde oxidoreductase; iron-sulfur cluster; pterin cofactor; pyrococcus furiosus; thermococcus litoralis; semialdehyde oxidation; hyperthermophile; ferredoxin | |||||||||
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| Official Citation: | Roy, R., Dhawan, I. K., Johnson, M. K., Rees, D. C. and Adams, M. W. 2011. Formaldehyde Ferredoxin Oxidoreductase. Encyclopedia of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry | |||||||||
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| Deposited By: | Tony Diaz | |||||||||
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