Entry
Name
azobenzene reductase;
new coccine (NC)-reductase;
NC-reductase;
azo-dye reductase;
orange II azoreductase;
NAD(P)H:1-(4'-sulfophenylazo)-2-naphthol oxidoreductase;
orange I azoreductase;
azo reductase;
azoreductase;
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (phosphate) azoreductase;
NADPH2-dependent azoreductase;
dimethylaminobenzene reductase;
p-dimethylaminoazobenzene azoreductase;
dibromopropylaminophenylazobenzoic azoreductase;
N,N-dimethyl-4-phenylazoaniline azoreductase;
p-aminoazobenzene reductase;
methyl red azoreductase;
NADPH2:4-(dimethylamino)azobenzene oxidoreductase
Class
Oxidoreductases;
Acting on other nitrogenous compounds as donors;
With NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
N,N-dimethyl-1,4-phenylenediamine, aniline:NADP+ oxidoreductase
Reaction(IUBMB)
N,N-dimethyl-1,4-phenylenediamine + aniline + 2 NADP+ = 4-(dimethylamino)azobenzene + 2 NADPH + 2 H+ [RN:
R05711 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
Product
4-(dimethylamino)azobenzene;
NADPH [CPD:
C00005 ];
H+ [CPD:
C00080 ]
Comment
The reaction occurs in the reverse direction to that shown above. Other azo dyes, such as Methyl Red, Rocceline, Solar Orange and Sumifix Black B can also be reduced [2].
History
EC 1.7.1.6 created 1961 as EC 1.6.6.7, transferred 2002 to EC 1.7.1.6
Orthology
Genes
BAZ : BAMTA208_04360(yhdA)
MENL : MVE64_10175 MVE64_16920
GAJ : MY490_11890 MY490_20380
ACIT : HPK19_06305 HPK19_16115
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Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
MUELLER GC, MILLER JA
Title
The reductive cleavage of 4-dimethylaminoazobenzene by rat liver; the intracellular distribution of the enzyme system and its requirement for triphosphopyridine nucleotide.
Journal
J Biol Chem 180:1125-36 (1949)
Reference
Authors
Suzuki Y, Yoda T, Ruhul A, Sugiura W
Title
Molecular cloning and characterization of the gene coding for azoreductase from Bacillus sp. OY1-2 isolated from soil.
Journal
Sequence
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 1.7.1.6
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 1.7.1.6
UM-BBD (Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database): 1.7.1.6
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 1.7.1.6