nitrite reductase (cytochrome; ammonia-forming) EC#: 1.7.2.2; ChemWhat Code: 1374621
| Product Name | nitrite reductase (cytochrome; ammonia-forming) |
| Example Structure | ![]() |
| Synonyms | ammonia-forming cytochrome c nitrite reductase, ccNiR, CcuHao, CfHao, CmHao, cNiR, cytochrome c NiR, cytochrome c nitrite reductase, cytochrome c nitrite reductase complex, cytochrome c-552, epsilonHao, epsilonproteobacterial hydroxylamine oxidoreductase, haoA, hexaheme c-type cytochrome, More, multihaem c NiR, multiheme cytochrome c nitrite reductase, multiheme nitrite reductase, NiR, NiR cytochrome c552, nitrite reductase, NpHao, NrfA, NrfA2NrfH complex, NrfHA, octahaem cytochrome c nitrite reductase, TvNiR, WS0969 |
| EC Number | 1.7.2.2 |
| CAS Registry Number | |
| Comments | Found as a multiheme cytochrome in many bacteria. The enzyme from Escherichia coli contains five hemes c and requires Ca2+. It also reduces nitric oxide and hydroxylamine to ammonia, and sulfite to sulfide. |
| Cofactor | Ca2+;heme |
| History | |
| Reactions | NH(3) + 2 H(2)O + 6 ferricytochrome c = nitrite + 6 ferrocytochrome c + 7 H(+). |
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