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EC 1.7.1.2                  Enzyme                                 

Name nitrate reductase [NAD(P)H];
assimilatory nitrate reductase;
assimilatory NAD(P)H-nitrate reductase;
NAD(P)H bispecific nitrate reductase;
nitrate reductase (reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
(phosphate));
nitrate reductase NAD(P)H;
NAD(P)H-nitrate reductase;
nitrate reductase [NAD(P)H2];
NAD(P)H2:nitrate oxidoreductase
Class Oxidoreductases;
Acting on other nitrogenous compounds as donors;
With NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname nitrite:NAD(P)+ oxidoreductase
Reaction(IUBMB) nitrite + NAD(P)+ + H2O = nitrate + NAD(P)H + H+ [RN:R00794 R00796]
Reaction(KEGG) R00794 R00796
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Substrate nitrite [CPD:C00088];
NAD+ [CPD:C00003];
NADP+ [CPD:C00006];
H2O [CPD:C00001]
Product nitrate [CPD:C00244];
NADH [CPD:C00004];
NADPH [CPD:C00005];
H+ [CPD:C00080]
Cofactor FAD [CPD:C00016];
FMN [CPD:C00061]
Comment An iron-sulfur molybdenum flavoprotein.
Pathway PATH: ec00910  Nitrogen metabolism
Structures PDB: 2BIH  2BII  
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1
Nason, A.
Nitrate reductases.
In: Boyer, P.D., Lardy, H. and Myrback, K. (Eds.), The Enzymes, 2nd
ed., vol. 7, Academic Press, New York, 1963, p. 587-607.
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2  [PMID:5864033]
Paneque A, Del Campo FF, Ramirez JM, Losada M.
Flavin nucleotide nitrate reductase from spinach.
Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 109 (1965) 79-85.
Spinacia oleracea
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3  [PMID:11289301]
Campbell WH.
Structure and function of eukaryotic NAD(P)H:nitrate reductase.
Cell. Mol. Life. Sci. 58 (2001) 194-204.
Pichia pastoris
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4  [PMID:8534676]
Berks BC, Ferguson SJ, Moir JW, Richardson DJ.
Enzymes and associated electron transport systems that catalyse the
respiratory reduction of nitrogen oxides and oxyanions.
Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1232 (1995) 97-173.
Other DBs ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 1.7.1.2
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: 1.7.1.2
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 1.7.1.2
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 1.7.1.2
CAS: 9029-27-0

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