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EC 1.7.6.1 Details
EC number
1.7.6.1
Accepted name
nitrite dismutase
Reaction
3 nitrite + 2 H+ = 2 nitric oxide + nitrate + H2O
Other name(s)
Prolixin S,
Nitrophorin 7
Systematic name
nitrite:nitrite oxidoreductase
Comment
Contains ferriheme b. The enzyme is one of the nitrophorins from the salivary gland of the blood-feeding insect Rhodnius prolixus. Nitric oxide produced induces vasodilation after injection. Nitrophorins 2 and 4 can also catalyse this reaction.
History
created 2011
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