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1.16.1.1: mercury(II) reductase

This is an abbreviated version!
For detailed information about mercury(II) reductase, go to the full flat file.

Word Map on EC 1.16.1.1

Reaction

Hg
+
NADP+
+
H+
=
Hg2+
+
NADPH

Synonyms

bacterial mercuric reductase, Mer A, MerA, MerA protein, mercurate(II) reductase, mercuric (II) reductase, mercuric ion reductase, mercuric reductase, mercury reductase, Msed_1241, MseMerA, reduced NADP:mercuric ion oxidoreductase, reductase, mercurate(II), Rm CH34, Tn501 MerA, Tn501 mercuric ion reductase

ECTree

     1 Oxidoreductases
         1.16 Oxidizing metal ions
             1.16.1 With NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor
                1.16.1.1 mercury(II) reductase

Activating Compound

Activating Compound on EC 1.16.1.1 - mercury(II) reductase

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ACTIVATING COMPOUND
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
COMMENTARY hide
LITERATURE
IMAGE
2-meracptoethanol
activates at 0.5-1.0 mM
-
2-mercaptoethanol
cysteine
dithiothreitol
-
thiol compound required
NADP+
NADPH
-
100 microM, 30 min preincubation, relative initial rate 151%, 10 min preincubation with NADPH results in an increase of reactive thiol groups
thioglycolate
-
thiol compound required
thiol
-
exogenous thiols are required for catalytic reduction of Hg(II) to Hg2+, due to prevention or reversal of formation of an abortive complex of Hg(II) with the thiol/thiolate pair of two-electron reduced enzyme
additional information
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0.1 mM NADP+ stimulates the 2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonate-dependent NADPH oxidation more than 10fold
-