Biological Nitrogen Removal Database

A manually curated data resource for microbial nitrogen removal


Detailed description of the enzyme

Enzyme name Cytochrome P450 nitric oxide reductase
Synonyms CYP55;
cytochrome P-450nor;
cytochrome P450 nitric oxide reductase;
P450 nitric oxide reductase;
NOR;
cytochrome P450 NADH-NO reductase;
P450nor;
fungal nitric oxide reductase;
nitric oxide reductase [NAD(P)+, nitrous oxide-forming];
CYP55A1;
NADP nitrous oxide-forming nitric oxide reductase
Gene cluster P450nor
Classification Oxidoreductases
Genes P450nor
Pathway Nitrogen metabolism: DNRA: Nitrite reduction (dissimilatory)
Substrate Nitrite 
Ferrocytochrome c 
Hydron
Product Nitric oxide ;Hydron;NADH;NADPH
Mechanism Link
Subunit
Gene
Protein name
Organism
Status
Accession Number (Genbank)
Accession Number (GenPept)
Accession Number (UniProt)
P450nor
NADP nitrous oxide-forming nitric oxide reductase
Fusarium oxysporum 
Reviewed
D14517.1 
BAA03390.1
P23295
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Higgins et al., 2016

Detection and Diversity of Fungal Nitric Oxide Reductase Genes (p450nor) in Agricultural Soils

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Zhang et al., 2001

Purification and cDNA cloning of nitric oxide reductase cytochrome P450nor (CYP55A4) from Trichosporon cutaneum

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Shoun et al., 2012

Fungal denitrification and nitric oxide reductase cytochrome P450nor

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Nomura et al., 2021

Short-lived intermediate in N 2 O generation by P450 NO reductase captured by time-resolved IR spectroscopy and XFEL crystallography

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Park et al., 1997

Crystal structure of nitric oxide reductase from denitrifying fungus Fusarium oxysporum

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Zhang and Shoun. 2008

Purification and functional analysis of fungal nitric oxide reductase cytochrome P450nor

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Novinscak et al., 2016

Novel P450nor Gene Detection Assay Used To Characterize the Prevalence and Diversity of Soil Fungal Denitrifiers

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Zhang and Shoun. 2008

Purification and functional analysis of fungal nitric oxide reductase cytochrome P450nor

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Chen et al., 2016

Detection of N 2 O-producing fungi in environment using nitrite reductase gene (nirK)-targeting primers

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