Studies on the Glutathione-Dependent Formaldehyde-Activating Enzyme from Paracoccus denitrificans.

Formaldehyde is a toxin and carcinogen that is both an environmental pollutant and an endogenous metabolite. Formaldehyde metabolism, which is probably essential for all aerobic cells, likely proceeds via multiple mechanisms, including via a glutathione-dependent pathway that is widely conserved in...

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Main Authors: Richard J Hopkinson, Ivanhoe K H Leung, Tristan J Smart, Nathan R Rose, Luc Henry, Timothy D W Claridge, Christopher J Schofield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4682968?pdf=render