Clostridium acidurici electron-bifurcating formate dehydrogenase

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2013 Oct;79(19):6176-9. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02015-13. Epub 2013 Jul 19.

Abstract

Cell extracts of uric acid-grown Clostridium acidurici catalyzed the coupled reduction of NAD(+) and ferredoxin with formate at a specific activity of 1.3 U/mg. The enzyme complex catalyzing the electron-bifurcating reaction was purified 130-fold and found to be composed of four subunits encoded by the gene cluster hylCBA-fdhF2.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Clostridium / enzymology*
  • Ferredoxins / metabolism*
  • Formate Dehydrogenases / isolation & purification*
  • Formate Dehydrogenases / metabolism*
  • Formates / metabolism*
  • Multigene Family
  • NAD / metabolism*
  • Protein Multimerization
  • Protein Subunits / isolation & purification
  • Protein Subunits / metabolism

Substances

  • Ferredoxins
  • Formates
  • Protein Subunits
  • NAD
  • formic acid
  • Formate Dehydrogenases