EC number 1.7.1.3 ExPASy NiceZyme view | CAS number 9029-28-1 | |
Nitrate reductase (NADPH) (EC 1.7.1.3, assimilatory nitrate reductase, assimilatory reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-nitrate reductase, NADPH-nitrate reductase, assimilatory NADPH-nitrate reductase, triphosphopyridine nucleotide-nitrate reductase, NADPH:nitrate reductase, nitrate reductase (NADPH2), NADPH2:nitrate oxidoreductase) is an enzyme with systematic name nitrite:NADP+ oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalises the following chemical reaction
nitrite + NADP+ + H2O
Nitrate reductase is an iron-sulfur molybdenum flavoprotein.
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