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EC 1.7.1.6 Details
EC number
1.7.1.6
Accepted name
azobenzene reductase
Reaction
N,N-dimethyl-1,4-phenylenediamine + aniline + 2 NADP+ = 4-(dimethylamino)azobenzene + 2 NADPH + 2 H+
Other name(s)
new coccine (NC)-reductase,
NC-reductase,
azo-dye reductase,
orange II azoreductase,
NAD(P)H:1-(4′-sulfophenylazo)-2-naphthol oxidoreductase,
orange I azoreductase,
azo reductase,
azoreductase,
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (phosphate) azoreductase,
NADPH2-dependent azoreductase,
dimethylaminobenzene reductase,
p-dimethylaminoazobenzene azoreductase,
dibromopropylaminophenylazobenzoic azoreductase,
N,N-dimethyl-4-phenylazoaniline azoreductase,
p-aminoazobenzene reductase,
methyl red azoreductase,
NADPH2:4-(dimethylamino)azobenzene oxidoreductase
Systematic name
N,N-dimethyl-1,4-phenylenediamine, aniline:NADP+ oxidoreductase
CAS registry number
9029-31-6
Comment
The reaction occurs in the reverse direction to that shown above. Other azo dyes, such as Methyl Red, Rocceline, Solar Orange and Sumifix Black B can also be reduced [2].
History
created 1961 as EC 1.6.6.7, transferred 2002 to EC 1.7.1.6
EC Tree
1.6.2.1 created 1961, deleted 1965
1.6.2.3 created 1972, deleted 1965