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EC 1.7.2.3 Details
EC number
1.7.2.3
Accepted name
trimethylamine-N-oxide reductase
Reaction
trimethylamine + 2 (ferricytochrome c)-subunit + H2O = trimethylamine N-oxide + 2 (ferrocytochrome c)-subunit + 2 H+
Other name(s)
TMAO reductase,
TOR,
torA (gene name),
torZ (gene name),
bisZ (gene name),
trimethylamine-N-oxide reductase (cytochrome c)
Systematic name
trimethylamine:cytochrome c oxidoreductase
CAS registry number
37256-34-1
Comment
Contains bis(molybdopterin guanine dinucleotide)molybdenum cofactor. The reductant is a membrane-bound multiheme cytochrome c. Also reduces dimethyl sulfoxide to dimethyl sulfide.
History
created 2002, modified 2018
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