nitrite reductase (NO-forming) activity

Term ID

GO:0050421

Synonyms

• [nitrite reductase (cytochrome)]
• cd-cytochrome nitrite reductase activity
• cytochrome c-551:O2, NO2(+) oxidoreductase activity
• cytochrome c-551:O2, NO2+ oxidoreductase activity
• cytochrome cd activity
• cytochrome cd1 activity
• methyl viologen-nitrite reductase activity
• nitric-oxide:ferricytochrome-c oxidoreductase activity
• nitrite reductase (cytochrome; NO-forming) activity
• NO-forming nitrite reductase (cytochrome) activity
• NO-forming nitrite reductase activity

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: nitric oxide + H2O + ferricytochrome c = nitrite + ferrocytochrome c + 2 H+. 1.7.2.1

References

• EC:1.7.2.1
• MetaCyc:NITRITE-REDUCTASE-CYTOCHROME-RXN
• RHEA:15233

Ontology

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