Enzyme name | Membrane-bound nitrate reductase |
Synonyms | nitrate reductase (quinone); membrane-bound nitrate reductase; membrane-bound quinol:nitrate oxidoreductase; NaR; NarG; NarGHI; NarZ nitrate reducatse A quinol-nitrate oxidoreductase NarI nitrate reductase / nitrite oxidoreductase |
Gene cluster | NarGHJI;NarZYWV |
Classification | Oxidoreductases |
Genes | narG, narH, narJ, narI, narZ, narY, narW, narV |
Pathway | Nitrogen metabolism: DNRA: nitrate reduction IV (dissimilatory) |
Substrate | Ammonia (NH3) Reduced acceptor Oxygen (O2) |
Product | Nitrate;Ferrocytochrome c;Hydron |
Mechanism | Link |
Subunit | |
Gene Protein name Organism Status Accession Number (Genbank) Accession Number (GenPept) Accession Number (UniProt) |
narG Respiratory nitrate reductase 1 alpha chain Halomonas maura strain S-31T Unreviewed AY641547.1 AAT47523.1 Q6GUE5 |
Gene Protein name Organism Status Accession Number (Genbank) Accession Number (GenPept) Accession Number (UniProt) |
narH Respiratory nitrate reductase 1 beta chain Halomonas maura strain S-31T Unreviewed AL954747 AAT47524.1 Q6GUE4 |
Gene Protein name Organism Status Accession Number (Genbank) Accession Number (GenPept) Accession Number (UniProt) |
narJ Nitrate reductase molybdenum cofactor assembly chaperone NarJ Halomonas maura strain S-31T Unreviewed AY641547.1 AAT47525.1 Q6GUE3 |
Gene Protein name Organism Status Accession Number (Genbank) Accession Number (GenPept) Accession Number (UniProt) |
narI Respiratory nitrate reductase 1 gamma chain Halomonas maura strain S-31T Unreviewed AY641547.1 AAT47526.1 Q6GUE2 |
Gene Protein name Organism Status Accession Number (Genbank) Accession Number (GenPept) Accession Number (UniProt) |
narZ Respiratory nitrate reductase 2 alpha chain Escherichia coli strain K12 Reviewed AP009048 BAA15105.2 P19319 |
Gene Protein name Organism Status Accession Number (Genbank) Accession Number (GenPept) Accession Number (UniProt) |
narY Respiratory nitrate reductase 2 beta chain Escherichia coli strain K12 Reviewed AP009048 BAA15104.1 P19318 |
Gene Protein name Organism Status Accession Number (Genbank) Accession Number (GenPept) Accession Number (UniProt) |
narW Probable nitrate reductase molybdenum cofactor assembly chaperone NarW Escherichia coli strain K12 Reviewed AP009048 BAA15103.1 P19317 |
Gene Protein name Organism Status Accession Number (Genbank) Accession Number (GenPept) Accession Number (UniProt) |
narV Respiratory nitrate reductase 2 gamma chain Escherichia coli strain K12 Reviewed AP009048 BAA15102.1 P0AF32 |
Reference | |
Authors Title PubMed ID Full research link |
Argandoña et al., 2006 A membrane-bound nitrate reductase encoded by the narGHJI operon is responsible for anaerobic respiration in Halomonas maura |
Authors Title PubMed ID Full research link |
Chovanec et al., 2012 Microbial reduction of chromate in the presence of nitrate by three nitrate respiring organisms |
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Heylen and Keltjens. 2012 Redundancy and modularity in membrane-associated dissimilatory nitrate reduction in Bacillus |