Biological Nitrogen Removal Database

A manually curated data resource for microbial nitrogen removal


Detailed description of the enzyme

Enzyme name Hydroxylamine oxidoreductase
Synonyms Hydroxylamine oxidase;
HAO;
Hydroxylamine oxidoreductase;
Hydroxylamine-cytochrome c reductase;
Hydroxylamine cytochrome c554 oxidoreductase;
Ammonia,donor:oxygen oxidoreductase (hydroxylamine-producing)haoA
Gene cluster haoAB
Classification Oxidoreductases
Genes haoA, haoB, amoC
Pathway Nitrogen metabolism: Nitrification: Hydroxylamine oxidation
Substrate Hydroxylamine
Ferricytochrome c
Water
Product Nitrite
Ferrocytochrome c
Hydron
Nitric oxide
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haoA
Hydroxylamine oxidoreductase
Nitrosomonas europaea
Reviewed
AL954747 
CAD85955.1
Q50925
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Protein name
Organism
Status
Accession Number (Genbank)
Accession Number (GenPept)
Accession Number (UniProt)
haoB
Hydroxylamine oxidation protein HaoB
Comamonas sp. NLF-7-7
Unreviewed
CP042344 
QEA14115.1
A0A5B8S0F9
Reference

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van Kessel et al., 2015

Complete nitrification by a single microorganism

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Zhang et al., 2014

Purification and characterization of a low-temperature hydroxylamine oxidase from heterotrophic nitrifier Acinetobacter sp. Y16

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Yang et al., 2017

Heterotrophic nitrogen removal in Bacillus sp. K5: involvement of a novel hydroxylamine oxidase

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Versantvoort et al., 2020

Multiheme hydroxylamine oxidoreductases produce NO during ammonia oxidation in methanotrophs

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Liu et al., 2019

Optimization, purification, and characterization of hydroxylamine oxidoreductase from Acinetobacter sp. Y1

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Hooper and Terry. 1979

Hydroxylamine oxidoreductase of Nitrosomonas. Production of nitric oxide from hydroxylamine

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