Biological Nitrogen Removal Database
A manually curated data resource for microbial nitrogen removal
Biological Nitrogen Removal Database
A manually curated data resource for microbial nitrogen removal
| Enzyme name | Ntrite reductase (cytochrome c-552) |
| Synonyms | cytochrome c-552; octahaem cytochrome c nitrite reductase; cytochrome c nitrite reductase complex; NiR cytochrome c552; nitrite reductase; cytochrome c nitrite reductase; NrfHA; ccNiR; pentaheme nitrite reductase; octaheme nitrite reductase |
| Gene cluster | nrfABCDEFG |
| Classification | Oxidoreductases |
| Genes | nrfA |
| Pathway | Nitrogen metabolism: DNRA: Nitrite reduction (dissimilatory) |
| Substrate | Nitrite Ferrocytochrome c Hydron |
| Product | Nitrite;Ferricytochrome c;Hydron |
| Mechanism | Link |
| Subunit | |
| Gene Protein name Organism Status Accession Number (Genbank) Accession Number (GenPept) Accession Number (UniProt) |
nrfA Cytochrome c nitrite reductase Desulfovibrio vulgaris str. Hildenborough Reviewed AJ697975.1 CAG27083.1 Q72EF3 |
| Reference | |
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Simon et al., 2002 A NapC/NirT-type cytochrome c (NrfH) is the mediator between the quinone pool and the cytochrome c nitrite reductase of Wolinella succinogenes |
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Einsle. 2011 Chapter Sixteen - Structure and Function of Formate-Dependent Cytochrome c Nitrite Reductase, NrfA |
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Bykov and Neese. 2015 Six-Electron Reduction of Nitrite to Ammonia by Cytochrome c Nitrite Reductase: Insights from Density Functional Theory Studies |
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Einsle et al., 1999 Structure of cytochrome c nitrite reductase |
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Shahid et al., 2021 A Kinetic Investigation of the Early Steps in Cytochrome c Nitrite Reductase (ccNiR)-Catalyzed Reduction of Nitrite |
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Mohan et al., 2004 Detection and widespread distribution of the nrfA gene encoding nitrite reduction to ammonia, a short circuit in the biological nitrogen cycle that competes with denitrification |
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Campeciño et al., 2020 Cytochrome c nitrite reductase from the bacterium Geobacter lovleyi represents a new NrfA subclass |