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Table 3 Substrate specificity of S -HMGSH dehydrogenase

From: Purification and properties of S-hydroxymethylglutathione dehydrogenase of Paecilomyces variotii no. 5, a formaldehyde-degrading fungus

Substrate	Relative activity (%)
Formaldehyde	100
Acetoaldehyde	0
Propylaldehyde	0
Butyraldehyde	0
Isobutylaldehyde	0
Oxalaldehyde	1>
Pyruvaldehyde	26
Methyl alcohol	0
Ethyl alcohol	0
Propyl alcohol	0

The reaction was carried out at pH 8.0 for 10 min.
Each substrate was 5.4 mM in a final concentration.

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