Biology:Hyponitrite reductase

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hyponitrite reductase
Identifiers
EC number1.7.1.5
CAS number9029-30-5
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO

In enzymology, a hyponitrite reductase is an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of hydroxylamine H2NOH by the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide cation (NAD+) into hyponitrous acid HON=NOH:

2 H2NOH + 2 NAD+ [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] HON=NOH + 2 NADH + 2 H+

This systematic name of this enzyme class hydroxylamine:NAD+ oxidoreductase. It is also called NADH2:hyponitrite oxidoreductase.

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on other nitrogenous compounds as donors with NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor. It employs one cofactor, metal.

References

  • "Hyponitrite reductase in Neurospora". Nature 179 (4558): 533–4. March 1957.