Compounds
Formaldehyde
Formula CH2O - Open Babel Depiction O
Common names Formaldehyde; Formalin; Methanal; Methylene oxide; Oxomethane; Oxomethylene; C00067
Mass 30.03 Da
Paraformaldehyde
Formula None error
Common names Paraformaldehyde; C12942
Mass 30.00 Da
Phosphonoformaldehyde
Formula CHO4P - Open Babel Depiction O _ O _ O O P
Common names Formylphosphonate; Formylphosphonic acid; Phosphonoformaldehyde; C17943
Mass 107.99 Da
Enzymes
formaldehyde dismutase (EC 1.2.99.4)
H2O + 2 Formaldehyde => Formate + Methanol
formaldehyde dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.46)
H2O + NAD+ + Formaldehyde => NADH + Formate + H+
formaldehyde transketolase (EC 2.2.1.2)
D-Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate + Sedoheptulose 7-phosphate => D-Erythrose 4-phosphate + beta-D-Fructose 6-phosphate
D-Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate + Sedoheptulose 7-phosphate => D-Fructose 6-phosphate + D-Erythrose 4-phosphate
formaldehyde transketolase (EC 2.2.1.3)
Formaldehyde + D-Xylulose 5-phosphate => D-Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate + Glycerone
Thiamin diphosphate + D-Xylulose 5-phosphate => D-Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate + alpha,beta-Dihydroxyethyl-TPP
Formaldehyde + alpha,beta-Dihydroxyethyl-TPP => Thiamin diphosphate + Glycerone
2-dehydropantoate formaldehyde-lyase (EC 4.1.2.12)
2-Dehydropantoate => Formaldehyde + 3-Methyl-2-oxobutanoic acid