| EC |
1.7.7.1 |
| Accepted name: |
ferredoxin—nitrite reductase |
| Reaction: |
NH3 + 2 H2O + 6 oxidized ferredoxin = nitrite + 6 reduced ferredoxin + 7 H+ |
| Systematic name: |
ammonia:ferredoxin oxidoreductase |
| Comments: |
An iron protein. Contains siroheme and [4Fe-4S] clusters. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 37256-44-3 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Joy, K.W. and Hageman, R.H. The purification and properties of nitrite reductase from higher plants, and its dependence on ferredoxin. Biochem. J. 100 (1966) 263–273. [PMID: 4381617] |
| 2. |
Ramirez, J.M., Del Campo, F.F., Paneque, A. and Losada, M. Ferredoxin-nitrite reductase from spinach. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 118 (1966) 58–71. [PMID: 5954064] |
| 3. |
Zumft, W.G., Paneque, A., Aparicio, P.J. and Losada, M. Mechanism of nitrate reduction in Chlorella. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 36 (1969) 980–986. [DOI] [PMID: 4390523] |
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