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1.8.1.2: assimilatory sulfite reductase (NADPH)

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For detailed information about assimilatory sulfite reductase (NADPH), go to the full flat file.

Word Map on EC 1.8.1.2

Reaction

hydrogen sulfide
+ 3 NADP+ + 3 H2O =
sulfite
+ 3 NADPH + 3 H+

Synonyms

CNG03990, coenzyme F420-dependent sulfite reductase, CysI, CysIJ, desulforubidin, EC 1.8.99.1, Fsr, H2S-NADP oxidoreductase, MET10, NADPH-dependent assimilatory sulfite reductase, NADPH-dependent sulfite reductase, NADPH-sulfite reductase, reductase, sulfite (reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate), SIR, SIR-FP, SIR-HP, SiR/SiRHP, SIRHP, sulfite reductase, sulfite reductase hemo-subunit

ECTree

     1 Oxidoreductases
         1.8 Acting on a sulfur group of donors
             1.8.1 With NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor
                1.8.1.2 assimilatory sulfite reductase (NADPH)

Systematic Name

Systematic Name on EC 1.8.1.2 - assimilatory sulfite reductase (NADPH)

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SYSTEMATIC NAME
IUBMB Comments
hydrogen-sulfide:NADP+ oxidoreductase
Contains siroheme, [4Fe-4S] cluster, FAD and FMN. The enzyme, which catalyses the six-electron reduction of sulfite to sulfide, is involved in sulfate assimilation in bacteria and yeast. Different from EC 1.8.99.5, dissimilatory sulfite reductase, which is involved in prokaryotic sulfur-based energy metabolism. cf. EC 1.8.7.1, assimilatory sulfite reductase (ferredoxin).