Sulfite reductase (ferredoxin)

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EC number 1.8.7.1 IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view		CAS number 37256-50-1 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry

Sulfite reductase (ferredoxin) (EC 1.8.7.1, ferredoxin-sulfite reductase) is an enzyme with systematic name hydrogen-sulfide:ferredoxin oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalises the following chemical reaction

hydrogen sulfide + 6 oxidized ferredoxin + 3 H₂O ⇌ sulfite + 6 reduced ferredoxin + 6 H⁺

This sulfite reductase is an iron protein.

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