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ENZYME entry: EC 1.7.6.1

PURL: https://purl.expasy.org/enzyme/EC/1.7.6.1
Accepted Name
nitrite dismutase
Alternative Name(s)
Nitrophorin 7
Prolixin S
Reaction catalysed
3 nitrite + 2 H(+) = 2 nitric oxide + nitrate + H2O
Comment(s)
  • The enzyme is one of the nitrophorins from the salivary gland of the blood-feeding insect Rhodnius prolixus.
  • Nitric oxide produced induces vasodilation after injection.
  • Nitrophorins 2 and 4 can also catalyze this reaction.
Cross-references
BRENDA1.7.6.1
EC2PDB1.7.6.1
ExplorEnz1.7.6.1
KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature1.7.6.1
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature1.7.6.1
MEDLINEFind literature relating to 1.7.6.1
MetaCyc1.7.6.1
Rhea expert-curated reactions1.7.6.1
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
Q94734, NP4_RHOPRQ6PQK2, NP7_RHOPR

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