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EC 1.7.7.2 Details
EC number
1.7.7.2
Accepted name
ferredoxin—nitrate reductase
Reaction
nitrite + H2O + 2 oxidized ferredoxin = nitrate + 2 reduced ferredoxin + 2 H+
Other name(s)
assimilatory nitrate reductase (ambiguous),
nitrate (ferredoxin) reductase,
assimilatory ferredoxin-nitrate reductase
Systematic name
nitrite:ferredoxin oxidoreductase
CAS registry number
60382-69-6
Comment
A molybdenum-iron-sulfur protein.
History
created 1986
EC Tree
1.6.2.1 created 1961, deleted 1965
1.6.2.3 created 1972, deleted 1965