Term Name: S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+] activity
Synonyms: ADH3 activity, chi-ADH activity, class III alcohol dehydrogenase activity, FDH activity, formic dehydrogenase activity, GD-FALDH activity, glutathione-dependent formaldehyde dehydrogenase activity, GS-FDH activity, NAD- and glutathione-dependent formaldehyde dehydrogenase activity, NAD-dependent formaldehyde dehydrogenase activity, NAD-linked formaldehyde dehydrogenase activity, S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione:NAD+ oxidoreductase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione + NAD(P)+ = S-formylglutathione + NAD(P)H + H+.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0051903]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: oxidoreductase activity, acting on the CH-OH group of donors, NAD or NADP as acceptor
has subtype: S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione dehydrogenase (NAD+) activity S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione dehydrogenase (NADP+) activity