EC |
1.7.7.2 |
Accepted name: |
ferredoxin—nitrate reductase |
Reaction: |
nitrite + H2O + 2 oxidized ferredoxin = nitrate + 2 reduced ferredoxin + 2 H+ |
Other name(s): |
assimilatory nitrate reductase (ambiguous); nitrate (ferredoxin) reductase; assimilatory ferredoxin-nitrate reductase |
Systematic name: |
nitrite:ferredoxin oxidoreductase |
Comments: |
A molybdenum-iron-sulfur protein. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 60382-69-6 |
References: |
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Mikami, B. and Ida, S. Purification and properties of ferrodoxin-nitrate reductase from the cyanobacterium Plectonema borganum. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 791 (1984) 294–304. |
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[EC 1.7.7.2 created 1986] |
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