Nitrite Reductase

Maria Alice Santos Pereira; Pedro António de Brito Tavares

Nitrite Reductase

Maria Alice Santos Pereira, Pedro António de Brito Tavares

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Abstract

Copper-containing nitrite reductase (CuNiR, EC 1.7.2.1, formerly EC 1.7.99.3) is an enzyme that catalyzes the one-electron reduction of nitrite (NO2 ) to nitric oxide (NO) and water. This enzyme is found in the periplasm of some bacteria, as well as in fungus, and is involved in the dissimilatory pathway of nitrogen metabolism. This enzyme contains multiple copper centers and should not be confused with other nitrite reductases, in particular the heme-containing cytochrome cd1 that is also found in denitrifiers (and with which shares the same ENZYME entry).

Original language	Unknown
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Metalloproteins
Editors	Robert H. Kretsinger, Vladimir N. Uversky, Eugene A. Permyakov
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Springer
Pages	1562-1569
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4614-1532-9/978-1-4614-1533-6
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2013

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