| Entry |
|
| Name |
nitrate reductase (NADPH);
assimilatory nitrate reductase;
assimilatory reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
phosphate-nitrate reductase;
NADPH-nitrate reductase;
assimilatory NADPH-nitrate reductase;
triphosphopyridine nucleotide-nitrate reductase;
NADPH:nitrate reductase;
nitrate reductase (NADPH2);
NADPH2:nitrate oxidoreductase |
| Class |
Oxidoreductases;
Acting on other nitrogenous compounds as donors;
With NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor
 |
| Sysname |
nitrite:NADP+ oxidoreductase |
| Reaction(IUBMB) |
nitrite + NADP+ + H2O = nitrate + NADPH + H+ [RN:R00796] |
| Reaction(KEGG) |
R00796
 |
| Substrate |
nitrite [CPD:C00088];
NADP+ [CPD:C00006];
H2O [CPD:C00001] |
| Product |
nitrate [CPD:C00244];
NADPH [CPD:C00005];
H+ [CPD:C00080] |
| Cofactor |
FAD [CPD:C00016];
Molybdenum [CPD:C00150] |
| Comment |
An iron-sulfur molybdenum flavoprotein. |
| Pathway |
PATH: ec00910 Nitrogen metabolism |
| Orthology |
KO: K10534 nitrate reductase (NADPH) |
| Genes |
NCR: NCU05298
MGR: MGG_06062
ANI: AN1006.2
AFM: AFUA_1G12830
ANG: An08g05610(niaD)
UMA: UM03847.1
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Reference Authors Title Journal
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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. |
Reference Authors Title Journal Organism
|
2 [PMID:13061490]
NASON A, EVANS HJ.
Triphosphopyridine nucleotide-nitrate reductase in Neurospora.
J. Biol. Chem. 202 (1953) 655-73.
Neurospora crassa [GN:ncr] |
Reference Authors Title
Journal Organism
|
3 [PMID:13152110]
NICHOLAS DJ, NASON A.
Molybdenum and nitrate reductase. II. Molybdenum as a constituent of
nitrate reductase.
J. Biol. Chem. 207 (1954) 353-60.
Neurospora crassa [GN:ncr], Aspergillus niger [GN:ang] |
Reference Authors Title
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4
Taniguchi, H., Mitsui, H., Nakamura, K. and Egami, F.
Ann. Acad. Sci. Fenn. Ser. A II 60 (1955) 200. |
Reference Authors Title
Journal Organism
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5 [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.
Bacillus subtilis [GN:bsu], Klebsiella pneumoniae, Synechococcus sp. |
| Other DBs |
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 1.7.1.3
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: 1.7.1.3
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 1.7.1.3
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 1.7.1.3
CAS: 9029-28-1 |