ENTRY EC 1.6.6.2
NAME Nitrate reductase (NAD(P)H)
Assimilatory nitrate reductase
CLASS Oxidoreductases
Acting on NADH or NADPH
With a nitrogenous group as acceptor
SYSNAME NAD(P)H:nitrate oxidoreductase
REACTION NADH + Nitrate = NAD+ + Nitrite + H2O;
NADPH + Nitrate = NADP+ + Nitrite + H2O
SUBSTRATE NADPH
NADH
Nitrate
PRODUCT NADP+
NAD+
Nitrite
H2O
COFACTOR FAD
FMN
COMMENT A flavoprotein (FAD or FMN).
PATHWAY PATH: MAP00910 Nitrogen metabolism
MOTIF PS: PS00191 [FY]-[LIVMK]-x(2)-H-P-G-G
PS: PS00559 [GA]-x(3)-[KRNQHT]-x(11,14)-[LIVMFYWS]-x(8)-[LIVMF]-x-
C-x(2)-[DEN]-R-x(2)-[DE]
DBLINKS University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 1.6.6.2
WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 1.6.6.2
///
DBGET integrated database retrieval system,
GenomeNet