Protein
Formate dehydrogenase 2 subunit alpha (cytochrome c-553)
Organism
Desulfovibrio vulgaris (strain Hildenborough / ATCC 29579 / DSM 644 / NCIMB 8303)
Function
Alpha chain of the formate dehydrogenase (FDH) that catalyzes the reversible two-electron oxidation of formate to carbon dioxide. The alpha subunit of formate dehydrogenase forms the active site.
Similarity
Belongs to the prokaryotic molybdopterin-containing oxidoreductase family.
Sequence
MKTTRRSFLKLVGVSVVGLSLGQLGFDLEDAQAYAVKLKIEGAKEVGTVCPFCSVCCQVIAYVRNGKLVSTEGDPDFPVNEGALCAKGAALFSMYTNPHRLTKPLYRAPHSDKWVEKDWDWTLNQIARRVKDARDKDMILKNDKGQTVNRLESIFMMGTSHASNEECAVIHQAMRGLGVVHMDHQARVUHSPTVAALAESFGRGAMTNHWIDIKNTDAVLIIGSNAAEHHPVAFKWIMRARDNGAVLMHVDPKFSRTSARCDFHVPLRSGTDIAFLGGMVNHIIAKDLYFKDYVANYTNAAFVVGKDYAFEDGIFSGYDPKTRTYDRSKWEFEKGPDGGPVMDPTLKNERCVFNLMKKHYERYTLKNVSDVTGVSEENLLRVYDAFCATGRPDKAGTILYALGWTQHTVGVQNIRTSTLIQLLLGNIGVAGGGINALRGEPNVQGSTDHALLYHILPGYNAMPVAQWQTLADYNKANTPVTTLKNSANWWSNRPKYVASLLKGWFGDAATPENDFCYEYLPKLEKGEDYSYMYVMDRMYHGKLKGGFIFGVNPMNSFPNTNKMRAALDKLDWLVCSELHNSETTDNWKRPGVDPKACKTEVFLLPSAHRVEKAGTISNSGRWLQWFDKAVEPGQARNFADIFVPLVNKIRALYKAEGGTLPDPVLKLHWTDKFDPEEWTRRINGFFWADTKVGDKEYKRGQLVPAFGQLKDDGSTSSLNWLYTGSYTEEDGNKSKRRDARQTPMQANIGLFPNWSWCWPVNRRILYNRASVDVNGKPWNPKKAVIEWDGAKWVGDVPDGPWPPMADKEKGKLPFIMNKDGFAQFYGTGRMDGPFPEHYEPAETPLDSHPFSKQLSSPVYKFHTSDMDQIAKAADPKYPIVLTTYSLTEHWCGGGETRNVPNLLETEPQLYIEMSPELAEEKGIKNGDGVIVESIRGRAEAIAMVTVRIRPFTVMGKTVHLVGMPFAYGWTTPKCGDSTNRLTVGAYDPNTTIPESKACLVNVRKADKLTEIA