Methanol dehydrogenase (cytochrome c)

Methanol dehydrogenase (cytochrome c) (, methanol dehydrogenase, MDH) is an enzyme with systematic name methanol:cytochrome c oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction


 * a primary alcohol + 2 ferricytochrome cL $$\rightleftharpoons$$ an aldehyde + 2 ferrocytochrome cL + 2 H+

A periplasmic quinoprotein alcohol dehydrogenase is only present in methylotrophic bacteria.