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EC 1.12.2.1 Details
EC number
1.12.2.1
Accepted name
cytochrome-c3 hydrogenase
Reaction
H2 + 2 ferricytochrome c3 = 2 H+ + 2 ferrocytochrome c3
Other name(s)
H2:ferricytochrome c3 oxidoreductase, cytochrome c3 reductase, cytochrome hydrogenase, hydrogenase [ambiguous]
Systematic name
hydrogen:ferricytochrome-c3 oxidoreductase
CAS registry number
9027-05-8
Comment
An iron-sulfur protein. Some forms of the enzyme contain nickel ([NiFe]-hydrogenases) and, of these, some contain selenocysteine ([NiFeSe]-hydrogenases). Methylene blue and other acceptors can also be reduced.
History
created 1972, modified 2002
EC Tree
1.13.11.7 created 1965 as EC 1.13.1.7, transferred 1972 to EC 1.13.11.7, deleted 1980
1.13.11.21 created 1972, deleted 2001