Methanol dehydrogenase

In enzymology, a methanol dehydrogenase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction


 * methanol + NAD+ $$\rightleftharpoons$$ formaldehyde + NADH + H+

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are methanol and NAD+, whereas its 3 products are formaldehyde, NADH, and H+.

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-OH group of donor with NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is methanol:NAD+ oxidoreductase. This enzyme participates in methane metabolism.