Nitrate reductase

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Nitrate reductase enzymes are a group of enzymes that reduce nitrate to nitrite.

• Nitrate reductase (1)- is a large and complex enzyme with multiple subunits and a mass of ~800 kDa. It contains bound FAD, Mo, and cytochrome 557, and has ferredoxin Fe₄S₄ center. It is NADH/NADPH-dependent according to organism. Mo is bound to a cofactor containing a pteridine ring to form molybdopterin.

• Nitrite reductase (2, 3, 4) catalyzes the last three steps in the reduction of nitrate to NH3. It contains one ferredoxin Fe₂S₂ center and one molecule of siroheme (partially-reduced Fe porphyrin) and the electron donor for each step is ferredoxin.

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• UMich Orientation of Proteins in Membranes protein/pdbid-1q16
• MeSH Nitrate+reductases

v • d • e Protein: flavoproteins Acetolactate synthase - Acyl CoA dehydrogenase - Apoptosis-inducing factor - Butyryl CoA dehydrogenase - Cryptochrome - Cytochrome b5 reductase - Dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase - Flavodoxin - Methemoglobin reductase - Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase - NADH dehydrogenase - NADPH oxidase - Nitrate reductase - Sarcosine oxidase - Thioredoxin reductase