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EC 1.20.2.1 Details
EC number
1.20.2.1
Accepted name
arsenate reductase (cytochrome c)
Reaction
arsenite + H2O + 2 oxidized cytochrome c = arsenate + 2 reduced cytochrome c + 2 H+
Other name(s)
arsenite oxidase (ambiguous)
Systematic name
arsenite:cytochrome c oxidoreductase
Comment
A molybdoprotein containing iron-sulfur clusters. Isolated from α-proteobacteria. Unlike EC 1.20.9.1, arsenate reductase (azurin), it does not use azurin as acceptor.
History
created 2011
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