Biological Nitrogen Removal Database

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Detailed description of the enzyme

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 nNarGHJI;NarZYWV
Classification Oxidoreductases
Genes narG, narH, narJ, narI, narZ, narY, narW, narV
Pathway Nitrogen metabolism: Denitrification: Nitrate reduction
Substrate Nitrate
Quinol 
Product Nitrite 
Quinone
Water
Mechanism Link
Subunit
Gene
Protein name
Organism
Status
Accession Number (Genbank)
Accession Number (GenPept)
Accession Number (UniProt)
 narG
Respiratory nitrate reductase 1 alpha chain
Escherichia coli strain K12
Reviewed
AP009048.1
BAA36094.1
P09152
Gene
Protein name
Organism
Status
Accession Number (Genbank)
Accession Number (GenPept)
Accession Number (UniProt)
 narH
Respiratory nitrate reductase 1 beta chain
Escherichia coli strain K12
Reviewed
AP009048 
BAA36095.1
P11349
Gene
Protein name
Organism
Status
Accession Number (Genbank)
Accession Number (GenPept)
Accession Number (UniProt)
 narJ
Nitrate reductase molybdenum cofactor assembly chaperone NarJ
Escherichia coli strain K12
Reviewed
AP009048 
BAA36096.1
P0AF26
Gene
Protein name
Organism
Status
Accession Number (Genbank)
Accession Number (GenPept)
Accession Number (UniProt)
 narI
Respiratory nitrate reductase 1 gamma chain
Escherichia coli strain K12
Reviewed
AP009048 
BAA36097.1
P11350
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

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Polcyn, 2008

Mass Spectrometry Identification of
Membrane-Bound Respiratory Nitrate Reductase From Bradyrhizobium Sp. (Lupinus)

19015774

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Ghiglione et al., 1999

Disruption of narG, the Gene Encoding the Catalytic Subunit of Respiratory Nitrate Reductase,
Also Affects Nitrite Respiration in Pseudomonas Fluorescens YT101

10438786

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Blasco et al., 2001

The Coordination and Function of the Redox Centres of the Membrane-Bound Nitrate Reductases

11289300

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Coelho and Romão., 2015

Structural and Mechanistic Insights on Nitrate Reductases

26362109

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Magalon et al., 1997

Characterization by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance of
the Role of the Escherichia Coli Nitrate Reductase (NarGHI) Iron-Sulfur
Clusters in Electron Transfer to Nitrate and Identification of a Semiquinone Radical Intermediate

9260944

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