| formaldehyde reductase | <enzyme> Catalyses reduction of formaldehyde to methanol using NADH Registry number: EC 1.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
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| active formaldehyde | A hydroxymethyl derivative of tetrahydrofolate or thiamin pyrophosphate, N5,N10-methylenetetrahydrofo late. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| melamine formaldehyde | A plastic material mixed with plaster of Paris for casts. Such a cast is lighter and stronger than one made with plaster of Paris alone. Synonym: melamine formaldehyde. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mycothiol-dependent formaldehyde dehydrogenase | <enzyme> Registry number: EC 1.2.1.- Synonym: mdf dehydrogenase (26 Jun 1999) |
| formaldehyde | <chemical> Commonly used fixative and antibacterial agent. As a fixative it is cheap and tends to cause less denaturation of proteins than does glutaraldehyde, particularly if used in a well buffered solution (buffered formalin, formal saline). Old formaldehyde solutions usually contain cross linking contaminants and it is therefore often preferable to used a formaldehyde generating agent such as paraformaldehyde. Formalin fumes, particularly in conjunction with hydrochloric acid vapour, are potently carcinogenic. (20 Jun 2000) |
| formaldehyde dismutase | <enzyme> Contains noncovalently bound nad(h); forms equimolar amounts of corresponding alcohols and acids from various aldehydes Registry number: EC 1.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| formaldehyde ferredoxin oxidoreductase | <enzyme> Contains molybdopterin as the organic component of tungsten cofactor Registry number: EC 1.2.7.- Synonym: hcho ferredoxin oxidoreductase (26 Jun 1999) |
| formaldehyde fixative | A widely used fixing agent for pathologic histology; the commercial solution is 37-40% formaldehyde and is known as 100% formalin or formol; a common impurity is formic acid, which must be neutralised or the fixative made in buffer solution; tissues fixed may have a pigment artifact precipitated. (05 Mar 2000) |
| formaldehyde transketolase | <enzyme> From yeast; formaldehyde plus xylulose-5-phosphate yields glyceraldehydephosphate and dihydroxyacetone Registry number: EC 2.2.1.3 Synonym: dihydroxyacetone synthase (26 Jun 1999) |
| acetoacetyl-CoA reductase | An oxidoreductase catalyzing interconversion of a 3-oxoacyl-CoA and NADPH, and the corresponding d-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA, and NADP+. A step in fatty acid synthesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acetohexamide reductase | <enzyme> Catalyses the conversion of acetohexamide to (-)-hydroxyhexamide Registry number: EC 1.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| acryloyl-CoA reductase | <enzyme> Clostridium kluyveri enzyme; contains fmn, ferredoxin, and flavodoxin; can act as electron donors Registry number: EC 1.3.99.- Synonym: acryloyo-coenzyme a reductase (26 Jun 1999) |
| aflatoxin B1 aldehyde reductase | <enzyme> Catalyses the conversion of the dialdehydic form of aflatoxin b1-dihydrodiol to the dialcohol form Registry number: EC 1.1.1.- Synonym: aflatoxin b1-aldehyde reductase, afb1-ar (26 Jun 1999) |
| aflatoxin B1 reductase | <enzyme> Reduces the cyclopentenone ring of aflatoxin b1 to aflatoxicol; requires NADPH as cofactor Registry number: EC 1.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| aflatoxin G2a reductase | <enzyme> Has broad substrate specificity in cell-free extracts from aspergillus parasiticus; versicolorin a hemiacetal is reduced to versicolorin c; 17-hydroxy-16,17-dihydrosterigmatocystin is reduced to a 14,17-hydrated derivative; aflatoxin g2a is converted to a 13,16-hydrated derivative of afg2 Registry number: EC 1.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| aldehyde reductase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses reversibly the oxidation of an aldose to an alditol. It possesses broad specificity for many aldoses. Chemical name: Alditol:NAD(P)+ 1-oxidoreductase Registry number: EC 1.1.1.21 (12 Dec 1998) |