Reaction: formate + oxidized coenzyme F420 = CO2 + reduced coenzyme F420
Other name(s): coenzyme F420 reducing formate dehydrogenase; coenzyme F420-dependent formate dehydrogenase
Systematic name: formate:coenzyme-F420 oxidoreductase
Comments: The enzyme, characterized from methanogenic archaea, is involved in formate-dependent H2 production. It contains noncovalently bound FAD [1].
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References:
1. Schauer, N.L. and Ferry, J.G. FAD requirement for the reduction of coenzyme F420 by formate dehydrogenase from Methanobacterium formicicum. J. Bacteriol. 155 (1983) 467-472. [PMID: 6874636]
2. Schauer, N.L. and Ferry, J.G. Composition of the coenzyme F420-dependent formate dehydrogenase from Methanobacterium formicicum. J. Bacteriol. 165 (1986) 405-411. [PMID: 3944055]
3. Lupa, B., Hendrickson, E.L., Leigh, J.A. and Whitman, W.B. Formate-dependent H2 production by the mesophilic methanogen Methanococcus maripaludis. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74 (2008) 6584-6590. [PMID: 18791018]