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EC 1.7.1.15 Details

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EC number

1.7.1.15

Accepted name

nitrite reductase (NADH)

Reaction

NH₃ + 3 NAD⁺ + 2 H₂O = nitrite + 3 NADH + 5 H⁺

Other name(s)

nitrite reductase (reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide), NADH-nitrite oxidoreductase, assimilatory nitrite reductase (ambiguous), nirB (gene name), nirD (gene name)

Systematic name

ammonia:NAD⁺ oxidoreductase

CAS registry number

9029-29-2

Comment

An iron-sulfur flavoprotein (FAD) containing siroheme. This prokaryotic enzyme is specific for NADH. In addition to catalysing the 6-electron reduction of nitrite to ammonia, the enzyme from Escherichia coli can also catalyse the 2-electron reduction of hydroxylamine to ammonia. cf. EC 1.7.1.4, nitrite reductase [NAD(P)H].

History

created 2013

EC Tree

1 Oxidoreductases

1.1 Acting on the CH-OH group of donors

1.2 Acting on the aldehyde or oxo group of donors

1.3 Acting on the CH-CH group of donors

1.4 Acting on the CH-NH₂ group of donors

1.5 Acting on the CH-NH group of donors

1.6 Acting on NADH or NADPH

1.7 Acting on other nitrogenous compounds as donors

1.7.1 With NAD⁺ or NADP⁺ as acceptor

1.7.1.1 nitrate reductase (NADH)

1.7.1.2 nitrate reductase [NAD(P)H]

1.7.1.3 nitrate reductase (NADPH)

1.7.1.4 nitrite reductase [NAD(P)H]

1.7.1.5 hyponitrite reductase

1.7.1.6 azobenzene reductase

1.7.1.7 GMP reductase

1.7.1.8 created 2002, deleted 2002

1.7.1.9 nitroquinoline-N-oxide reductase

1.7.1.10 hydroxylamine reductase (NADH)

1.7.1.11 4-(dimethylamino)phenylazoxybenzene reductase

1.7.1.12 N-hydroxy-2-acetamidofluorene reductase

1.7.1.13 preQ₁ synthase

1.7.1.14 nitric oxide reductase [NAD(P)⁺, nitrous oxide-forming]

1.7.1.15 nitrite reductase (NADH)

1.7.1.16 nitrobenzene nitroreductase

1.7.1.17 FMN-dependent NADH-azoreductase

1.7.2 With a cytochrome as acceptor

1.7.3 With oxygen as acceptor

1.7.5 With a quinone or similar compound as acceptor

1.7.6 With a nitrogenous group as acceptor

1.7.7 With an iron-sulfur protein as acceptor

1.7.9 With a copper protein as acceptor

1.7.99 With unknown physiological acceptors

1.8 Acting on a sulfur group of donors

1.9 Acting on a heme group of donors

1.10 Acting on diphenols and related substances as donors

1.11 Acting on a peroxide as acceptor

1.12 Acting on hydrogen as donor

1.13 Acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen (oxygenases)

1.14 Acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen

1.15 Acting on superoxide as acceptor

1.16 Oxidizing metal ions

1.17 Acting on CH or CH₂ groups

1.18 Acting on iron-sulfur proteins as donors

1.19 Acting on reduced flavodoxin as donor

1.20 Acting on phosphorus or arsenic in donors

1.21 Catalysing the reaction X-H + Y-H = X-Y

1.21.1 With NAD⁺ or NADP⁺ as acceptor

1.21.3 With oxygen as acceptor

1.21.4 With a disulfide as acceptor

1.21.98 With other, known, physiological acceptors

1.21.99 With unknown physiological acceptors

1.22 Acting on halogen in donors

1.23 Reducing C-O-C group as acceptor

1.97 Other oxidoreductases

1.98 Enzymes using H₂ as reductant (deleted subclass)

1.99 Other enzymes using O₂ as oxidant (deleted subclass)

2 Transferases

3 Hydrolases

3.1 Acting on ester bonds

3.2 Glycosylases

3.3 Acting on ether bonds

3.4 Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases)

3.5 Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds

3.6 Acting on acid anhydrides

3.7 Acting on carbon-carbon bonds

3.8 Acting on halide bonds

3.9 Acting on phosphorus-nitrogen bonds

3.10 Acting on sulfur-nitrogen bonds

3.11 Acting on carbon-phosphorus bonds

3.12 Acting on sulfur-sulfur bonds

3.13 Acting on carbon-sulfur bonds