CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Flavocytochrome C3; Chain A
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

1.7.2.2
Nitrite reductase (cytochrome; ammonia-forming).
based on mapping to UniProt Q9S1E5
NH(3) + 2 H(2)O + 6 ferricytochrome c = nitrite + 6 ferrocytochrome c + 7 H(+).
-!- The enzyme also reduces nitric oxide and hydroxylamine to ammonia, and sulfite to sulfide.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

Q9S1E5
NRFA_WOLSU
Wolinella succinogenes DSM 1740
Cytochrome c-552

PDB Structure

PDB 1FS8
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Cytochrome c nitrite reductase from Wolinella succinogenes. Structure at 1.6 A resolution, inhibitor binding, and heme-packing motifs.
Einsle, O., Stach, P., Messerschmidt, A., Simon, J., Kroger, A., Huber, R., Kroneck, P.M.
J.Biol.Chem.
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