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EC 1.6.2.2 Details
EC number
1.6.2.2
Accepted name
cytochrome-b5 reductase
Reaction
NADH + 2 ferricytochrome b5 = NAD+ + H+ + 2 ferrocytochrome b5
Other name(s)
cytochrome b5 reductase,
dihydronicotinamide adenine dinucleotide-cytochrome b5 reductase,
reduced nicotinamide adeninedinucleotide-cytochrome b5 reductase,
NADH-ferricytochrome b5 oxidoreductase,
NADH-cytochrome b5 reductase,
NADH 5α-reductase ,
NADH-cytochrome-b5 reductase
Systematic name
NADH:ferricytochrome-b5 oxidoreductase
CAS registry number
9032-25-1
Comment
A flavoprotein (FAD).
History
created 1961
EC Tree
1.6.2.1 created 1961, deleted 1965
1.6.2.3 created 1972, deleted 1965