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Entry
EC 3.1.2.12                 Enzyme                                 

Name S-formylglutathione hydrolase
Class Hydrolases;
Acting on ester bonds;
Thioester hydrolases
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname S-formylglutathione hydrolase
Reaction(IUBMB) S-formylglutathione + H2O = glutathione + formate [RN:R00527]
Reaction(KEGG) R00527
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Substrate S-formylglutathione [CPD:C01031];
H2O [CPD:C00001]
Product glutathione [CPD:C00051];
formate [CPD:C00058]
Comment Also hydrolyses S-acetylglutathione, but more slowly.
Pathway PATH: ec00680  Methane metabolism
Orthology KO: K01070  S-formylglutathione hydrolase
Genes ATH: AT2G41530(SFGH)
MXA: MXAN_7093(fghA)
BRA: BRADO5460(fghA)
BBT: BBta_5942(fghA)
RSP: RSP_0852(fghA)
RDE: RD1_0888
HNE: HNE_0555(fghA)
Taxonomy
Structures PDB: 3C6B  3FCX  
Reference
  Authors
  Title

  Journal
  Organism
1  [PMID:4200890]
Uotila L.
Preparation and assay of glutathione thiol esters. Survey of human
liver glutathione thiol esterases.
Biochemistry. 12 (1973) 3938-43.
Homo sapiens [GN:hsa]
Reference
  Authors
  Title

  Journal
  Organism
2  [PMID:4436331]
Uotila L, Koivusalo M.
Purification and properties of S-formylglutathione hydrolase from
human liver.
J. Biol. Chem. 249 (1974) 7664-72.
Homo sapiens [GN:hsa]
Reference
  Authors
  Title


  Journal
  Organism
3  [PMID:8892832]
Harms N, Ras J, Reijnders WN, van Spanning RJ, Stouthamer AH.
S-formylglutathione hydrolase of Paracoccus denitrificans is
homologous to human esterase D: a universal pathway for formaldehyde
detoxification?
J. Bacteriol. 178 (1996) 6296-9.
Homo sapiens [GN:hsa]
Other DBs ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 3.1.2.12
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: 3.1.2.12
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 3.1.2.12
UM-BBD (Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database): 3.1.2.12
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 3.1.2.12
CAS: 83380-83-0

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