Formaldehyde transketolase
Definition:
EC Tree > 2 Transferases > 2.2 Transferring aldehyde or ketonic groups > 2.2.1 Transketolases and transaldolases > 2.2.1.3 formaldehyde transketolase
Formaldehyde transketolase is a thiamine-PP enzyme that cleaves xylulose 5-P and condenses the two-carbon unit with formaldehyde into glycerone, and also converts hydroxypyruvate and formaldehyde into glycerone and CO2, formaldehyde-detoxifying methylotrophic reactions.
Formaldehyde transketolase is a thiamine-PP enzyme that cleaves xylulose 5-P and condenses the two-carbon unit with formaldehyde into glycerone, and also converts hydroxypyruvate and formaldehyde into glycerone and CO2, formaldehyde-detoxifying methylotrophic reactions.
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