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ENZYME entry: EC 1.7.6.1

Accepted Name
nitrite dismutase
Alternative Name(s)
Nitrophorin 7
Prolixin S
Reaction catalysed
2 H(+) + 3 nitrite <=> H2O + nitrate + 2 nitric oxide
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
BRENDA 1.7.6.1
EC2PDB 1.7.6.1
ExplorEnz 1.7.6.1
PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles 1.7.6.1
KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature 1.7.6.1
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature 1.7.6.1
IntEnz 1.7.6.1
MEDLINE Find literature relating to 1.7.6.1
MetaCyc 1.7.6.1
Rhea expert-curated reactions 1.7.6.1
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
Q94734, NP4_RHOPR Q6PQK2, NP7_RHOPR

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