Reaction: formate + NADP+ = CO2 + NADPH
Other name(s): NADP+-dependent formate dehydrogenase
Systematic name: formate:NADP+ oxidoreductase
Comments: A tungsten-selenium-iron protein characterized from the bacterium Moorella thermoacetica. It is extremely sensitive to oxygen.
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References:
1. Andreesen, J.R. and Ljungdahl, L.G. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-dependent formate dehydrogenase from Clostridium thermoaceticum: purification and properties. J. Bacteriol. 120 (1974) 6-14. [PMID: 4154039]
2. Yamamoto, I., Saiki, T., Liu, S.-M. and Ljungdahl, L.G. Purification and properties of NADP-dependent formate dehydrogenase from Clostridium thermoaceticum, a tungsten-selenium-iron protein. J. Biol. Chem. 258 (1983) 1826-1832. [PMID: 6822536]