| Official Name |
|---|
| Nitrite reductase (NO-forming).
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| Alternative Name(s) |
|---|
| cd-cytochrome nitrite reductase. |
| Cytochrome c-551:O(2), NO(2)(+) oxidoreductase. |
| Cytochrome cd. |
| Cytochrome cd1. |
| Hydroxylamine (acceptor) reductase. |
| Methyl viologen-nitrite reductase. |
| Nitrite reductase. |
| Nitrite reductase (cytochrome). |
| Nitrite reductase (cytochrome; NO-forming). |
| Pseudomonas cytochrome oxidase. |
| Reaction catalysed |
|---|
| Nitric oxide + H(2)O + ferricytochrome c <=> nitrite + ferrocytochrome c + 2 H(+) |
| Cofactor(s) |
|---|
| Copper or iron; FAD.
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| Comment(s) |
|---|
- The reaction is catalyzed by two types of enzymes, found in the
perimplasm of denitrifying bacteria.
- One type comprises proteins containing multiple copper centers,
the other a heme protein, cytochrome cd1.
- Acceptors include c-type cytochromes such as cytochrome c-550 or
cytochrome c-551 from Paracoccus denitrificans or Pseudomonas
aeruginosa, and small blue copper proteins such as azurin and
pseudoazurin.
- Cytochrome cd1 also has oxidase and hydroxylamine reductase
activities.
- May also catalyze the reaction of EC 1.7.99.1 since this is a well-
known activity of cytochrome cd1.
- Formerly EC 1.6.6.5, EC 1.7.99.3 and EC 1.9.3.2.
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| Cross-references |
|---|
| BRENDA | 1.7.2.1 |
| PUMA2 | 1.7.2.1 |
| PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles | 1.7.2.1 |
| KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature | 1.7.2.1 |
| IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature | 1.7.2.1 |
| IntEnz | 1.7.2.1 |
| MEDLINE | Find literature relating to 1.7.2.1 |
| MetaCyc | 1.7.2.1 |
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