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1.7.6.1: nitrite dismutase

This is an abbreviated version!
For detailed information about nitrite dismutase, go to the full flat file.

Word Map on EC 1.7.6.1

Reaction

3 nitrite + 2 H+ = 2 nitric oxide +

nitrate
+
H2O

Synonyms

nitrophorin 4, Nitrophorin 7, NP4, NP7, Prolixin S

ECTree

     1 Oxidoreductases
         1.7 Acting on other nitrogenous compounds as donors
             1.7.6 With a nitrogenous group as acceptor
                1.7.6.1 nitrite dismutase

Systematic Name

Systematic Name on EC 1.7.6.1 - nitrite dismutase

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SYSTEMATIC NAME
IUBMB Comments
nitrite:nitrite oxidoreductase
Contains ferriheme b. The enzyme is one of the nitrophorins from the salivary gland of the blood-feeding insect Rhodnius prolixus. Nitric oxide produced induces vasodilation after injection. Nitrophorins 2 and 4 can also catalyse this reaction.