| Entry |
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| Name |
nitrate reductase (cytochrome);
respiratory nitrate reductase;
benzyl viologen-nitrate reductase |
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| Class |
Oxidoreductases;
Acting on a heme group of donors;
With a nitrogenous group as acceptor
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| Sysname |
ferrocytochrome:nitrate oxidoreductase |
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| Reaction(IUBMB) |
2 ferrocytochrome + 2 H+ + nitrate = 2 ferricytochrome + nitrite
[RN:R03071] |
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| Reaction(KEGG) |
R03071 > R00792
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| Substrate |
ferrocytochrome [CPD:C00924];
H+ [CPD:C00080];
nitrate [CPD:C00244] |
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| Product |
ferricytochrome [CPD:C00923];
nitrite [CPD:C00088] |
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| Pathway |
PATH: ec00910 Nitrogen metabolism |
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Reference
Authors
Title
Journal
Organism
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1 [PMID:13412117]
SADANA JC, MCELROY WD.
Nitrate reductase from Achromobacter fischeri; purification and
properties: function of flavines and cytochrome.
Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 67 (1957) 16-34.
Achromobacter fischeri |
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| Other DBs |
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 1.9.6.1
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: 1.9.6.1
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 1.9.6.1
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 1.9.6.1
CAS: 9029-42-9 |
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