From S-Hydroxymethylglutathione to S-Formylglutathione

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Reference
van Ophem, P. W., & Duine, J. A. (1994). NAD- and co-substrate (GSH or factor)-dependent formaldehyde dehydrogenases from methylotrophic microorganisms act as a class III alcohol dehydrogenase. FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 116, 87-94.

Search Medline for s-hydroxymethylglutathione dehydrogenase AND bacteria.
6 citations on March 09, 2012. 
                  S-Hydroxymethylglutathione                   
                               |
                               |  NAD(P)+
  S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione | /
                 dehydrogenase |/
                     1.1.1.284 | Search GenBank, 137 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                         Kyoto |\
                        ExPASy | \
                               |  NAD(P)H + H+
                               v
                      S-Formylglutathione
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1146.
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