Reaction: formate + an [oxidized hydrogenase] = CO2 + a [reduced hydrogenase]
Other name(s): FDHH; FDH-H; FDH-O; formate dehydrogenase H; formate dehydrogenase O
Systematic name: formate:[oxidized hydrogenase] oxidoreductase
Comments: Formate dehydrogenase H is a cytoplasmic enzyme that oxidizes formate without oxygen transfer, transferring electrons to a hydrogenase. The two enzymes form the formate-hydrogen lyase complex [1]. The enzyme contains an [4Fe-4S] cluster, a selenocysteine residue and a molybdopterin cofactor [1].
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References:
1. Axley, M.J., Grahame, D.A. and Stadtman, T.C. Escherichia coli formate-hydrogen lyase. Purification and properties of the selenium-dependent formate dehydrogenase component. J. Biol. Chem. 265 (1990) 18213-18218. [PMID: 2211698]
2. Gladyshev, V.N., Boyington, J.C., Khangulov, S.V., Grahame, D.A., Stadtman, T.C. and Sun, P.D. Characterization of crystalline formate dehydrogenase H from Escherichia coli. Stabilization, EPR spectroscopy, and preliminary crystallographic analysis. J. Biol. Chem. 271 (1996) 8095-8100. [PMID: 8626495]
3. Khangulov, S.V., Gladyshev, V.N., Dismukes, G.C. and Stadtman, T.C. Selenium-containing formate dehydrogenase H from Escherichia coli: a molybdopterin enzyme that catalyzes formate oxidation without oxygen transfer. Biochemistry 37 (1998) 3518-3528. [PMID: 9521673]