UniProt functional annotation for P38489

UniProt code: P38489.

Organism: Escherichia coli (strain K12).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia.
 
Function: Reduction of a variety of nitroaromatic compounds using NADH (and to lesser extent NADPH) as source of reducing equivalents; two electrons are transferred. Capable of reducing nitrofurazone, quinones and the anti-tumor agent CB1954 (5-(aziridin-1-yl)-2,4- dinitrobenzamide). The reduction of CB1954 results in the generation of cytotoxic species. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15684426}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=5,6,7,8-tetrahydropteridine + NAD(+) = 6,7-dihydropteridine + H(+) + NADH; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:17869, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:28889, ChEBI:CHEBI:30156, ChEBI:CHEBI:57540, ChEBI:CHEBI:57945; EC=1.5.1.34;
Catalytic activity: Reaction=5,6,7,8-tetrahydropteridine + NADP(+) = 6,7-dihydropteridine + H(+) + NADPH; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:17865, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:28889, ChEBI:CHEBI:30156, ChEBI:CHEBI:57783, ChEBI:CHEBI:58349; EC=1.5.1.34;
Cofactor: Name=FMN; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:58210;
Activity regulation: Subject to competitive inhibition by dicoumarol, nicotinic acid and acetate with respect to NADH. Subject to uncompetitive inhibition by dicoumarol, nicotinic acid and acetate with respect to nitrofurazone and nitrofurantoin. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15684426}.
Biophysicochemical properties: Kinetic parameters: KM=350 uM for NADH {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15684426}; KM=1850 uM for nitrofurazone {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15684426};
Subunit: Homodimer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11020276, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11491290, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12954054, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15684426}.
Similarity: Belongs to the nitroreductase family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.