CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Butyryl-CoA Dehydrogenase, subunit A, domain 3
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 2E81
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Mechanism of the six-electron reduction of nitrite to ammonia by cytochrome c nitrite reductase
Einsle, O., Messerschmidt, A., Huber, R., Kroneck, P.M.H., Neese, F.
J.Am.Chem.Soc.
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