IntEnz

EC 1.7.7.1 - Ferredoxin—nitrite reductase

IntEnz Enzyme Nomenclature
EC 1.7.7.1

Names

Reaction

• 18041 [IUBMB]
  2

  H₂O

  H2O

  Name origin: UniProt - CHECKED (C)

  CHEBI:15377

  Formula: H2O
  Charge: 0

  ChEBI compound status: CHECKED (C)

  

  +

  NH₄⁺

  NH4(+)

  Name origin: UniProt - CHECKED (C)

  CHEBI:28938

  Formula: H4N
  Charge: 1

  ChEBI compound status: CHECKED (C)

  

  +

  6

  oxidized [2Fe-2S]-[ferredoxin]

  oxidized [2Fe-2S]-[ferredoxin]

  GENERIC:10000

  Is ROOT: no
  ROOT compound: GENERIC:9997

  Number of residues: 1

  [2Fe-2S]2+ [2Fe-2S](2+) Name origin: UniProt - CHECKED (C) CHEBI:33737 Formula: Fe2S2 Charge: 2 Position: undefined ChEBI compound status: CHECKED (C)

  =

  8

  H⁺

  H(+)

  Name origin: UniProt - CHECKED (C)

  CHEBI:15378

  Formula: H
  Charge: 1

  ChEBI compound status: CHECKED (C)

  

  +

  nitrite

  nitrite

  Name origin: UniProt - CHECKED (C)

  CHEBI:16301

  Formula: NO2
  Charge: -1

  ChEBI compound status: CHECKED (C)

  

  +

  6

  reduced [2Fe-2S]-[ferredoxin]

  reduced [2Fe-2S]-[ferredoxin]

  GENERIC:10001

  Is ROOT: no
  ROOT compound: GENERIC:9997

  Number of residues: 1

  [2Fe-2S]1+ [2Fe-2S](1+) Name origin: UniProt - CHECKED (C) CHEBI:33738 Formula: Fe2S2 Charge: 1 Position: undefined ChEBI compound status: CHECKED (C)

Cofactors

• siroheme
• iron-sulfur

Comments:

An iron protein. Contains siroheme and [4Fe-4S] clusters.

Links to other databases

References

1. Joy, K.W. and Hageman, R.H.
   The purification and properties of nitrite reductase from higher plants, and its dependence on ferredoxin.
   Biochem. J. 100 : 263-273 (1966). [PMID: 4381617]
2. Ramirez, J.M., Del Campo, F.F., Paneque, A. and Losada, M.
   Ferredoxin-nitrite reductase from spinach.
   Biochim. Biophys. Acta 118 : 58-71 (1966). [PMID: 5954064]
3. Zumft, W.G., Paneque, A., Aparicio, P.J. and Losada, M.
   Mechanism of nitrate reduction in Chlorella.
   Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 36 : 980-986 (1969). [PMID: 4390523]

[EC 1.7.7.1 created 1972, modified 1999]