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Nitrate reductase (cytochrome)

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EC number
  
1.9.6.1

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CAS number
  
9029-42-9

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Nitrate reductase (cytochrome) (EC 1.9.6.1, respiratory nitrate reductase, benzyl viologen-nitrate reductase) is an enzyme with systematic name ferrocytochrome:nitrate oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalises the following chemical reaction

2 ferrocytochrome + 2 H+ + nitrate 2 ferricytochrome + nitrite

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Nitrate reductase (cytochrome) Wikipedia