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EC 1.7.99.4 Details
EC number
1.7.99.4
Accepted name
nitrate reductase
Reaction
nitrite + acceptor = nitrate + reduced acceptor
Other name(s)
respiratory nitrate reductase, nitrate reductase (acceptor), nitrite:(acceptor) oxidoreductase
Systematic name
nitrite:acceptor oxidoreductase
CAS registry number
37256-45-4
Comment
The Pseudomonas enzyme is a cytochrome, but the enzyme from Micrococcus halodenitrificans is an iron protein containing molybdenum. Reduced benzyl viologen and other dyes bring about the reduction of nitrate.
History
created 1972, modified 1976, deleted 2017
EC Tree
1.8.1.1 created 1961, deleted 1972