hydrogenlyase


hy·dro·gen·ase

(hī'drō-jen-ās, hī-droj'ĕ-nās), 1. Any enzyme that removes a hydride ion (or H:-) from NADH (or NADPH). Synonym(s): hydrogenlyase2. The enzyme that catalyzes the reaction of 2H+ with ferricytochrome or ferredoxin to generate H2.

hydrogenlyase

(1) EC 1.18.99.1 (transferred to ferredoxin hydrogenase, EC 1.12.7.2).
(2) Any enzyme that removes H+ from NADH or adds H+ to ferricytochrome or ferredoxin