Nitrate reductase

nitrate reductase
structure of nitrate reductase A from E. coli[1]
Identifiers
EC no.1.7.99.4
CAS no.9013-03-0
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Molybdopterin oxidoreductase (nitrate reductase alpha subunit)
Identifiers
SymbolMolybdopterin
PfamPF00384
InterProIPR006656
PROSITEPDOC00392
SCOP21cxs / SCOPe / SUPFAM
OPM superfamily3
OPM protein1kqf
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4Fe-4S dicluster domain
(nitrate reductase beta subunit)
Identifiers
SymbolFer4_11
PfamPF13247
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Nitrate reductase gamma subunit
Identifiers
SymbolNitrate_red_gam
PfamPF02665
InterProIPR003816
SCOP21q16 / SCOPe / SUPFAM
TCDB5.A.3
OPM superfamily3
OPM protein1q16
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Nitrate reductase delta subunit
Identifiers
SymbolNitrate_red_del
PfamPF02613
InterProIPR003765
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Nitrate reductase cytochrome c-type subunit (NapB)
Identifiers
SymbolNapB
PfamPF03892
InterProIPR005591
SCOP21jni / SCOPe / SUPFAM
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Periplasmic nitrate reductase protein NapE
Identifiers
SymbolNapE
PfamPF06796
InterProIPR010649
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Nitrate reductases are molybdoenzymes that reduce nitrate (NO
3
) to nitrite (NO
2
). This reaction is critical for the production of protein in most crop plants, as nitrate is the predominant source of nitrogen in fertilized soils.[2]

  1. ^ PDB: 1Q16​; Bertero MG, Rothery RA, Palak M, Hou C, Lim D, Blasco F, Weiner JH, Strynadka NC (September 2003). "Insights into the respiratory electron transfer pathway from the structure of nitrate reductase A". Nature Structural Biology. 10 (9): 681–7. doi:10.1038/nsb969. PMID 12910261. S2CID 33272416.
  2. ^ Marschner, Petra, ed. (2012). Marschner's mineral nutrition of higher plants (3rd ed.). Amsterdam: Elsevier/Academic Press. p. 135. ISBN 9780123849052.

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