title: Product inhibition studies of human liver formaldehyde dehydrogenase.
abstract: The steady-state kinetic mechanism of human liver formaldehyde dehydrogenase (formaldehyde:NAD+ oxidoreductase (glutathione-formylating), EC 1.2.1.1) was investigated by product inhibition of the forward and the reverse reactions catalyzed by the enzyme. The results are compatible with a mechanism which contains the random addition to the enzyme of NAD+ and S-hydroxymethylglutathione (the adduct of glutathione and formaldehyde), or NADH and S-formylglutathione, and free glutathione as the allosteric activator of the enzyme (Uotila, L. and Mannervik, B. (1979) Biochem. J. 177, 869-878).
mesh_terms: D000445:Aldehyde Oxidoreductases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D005978:Glutathione / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009243:NAD / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D009243:NAD; C029469:S-hydroxymethylglutathione; C029468:S-formylglutathione; C020145:formaldehyde dehydrogenase (glutathione); D000445:Aldehyde Oxidoreductases; D005978:Glutathione