5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin + formaldehyde
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S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione
the enzyme accelerates the spontaneous reaction in which the adduct of formaldehyde and glutathione is formed, i.e. the substrate for EC 1.1.1.284, S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione dehydrogenase, in the formaldehyde-detoxification pathway