2 nitroimidazole nitrohydrolase

Updated on Dec 18, 2024

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EC number 3.5.99.9 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry		IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view MetaCyc metabolic pathway

2-nitroimidazole nitrohydrolase (EC 3.5.99.9, NnhA, 2NI nitrohydrolase, 2NI denitrase) is an enzyme with systematic name 2-nitroimidazole nitrohydrolase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

2-nitroimidazole + H₂O ⇌ imidazol-2-one + nitrite

This enzyme is present in the soil bacterium Mycobacterium sp. JS330

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2-nitroimidazole nitrohydrolase Wikipedia

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