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EC 1.12.5.1 Details
EC number
1.12.5.1
Accepted name
hydrogen:quinone oxidoreductase
Reaction
H2 + menaquinone = menaquinol
Other name(s)
hydrogen-ubiquinone oxidoreductase, hydrogen:menaquinone oxidoreductase, membrane-bound hydrogenase, quinone-reactive Ni/Fe-hydrogenase
Systematic name
hydrogen:quinone oxidoreductase
CAS registry number
151616-65-8
Comment
Contains nickel, iron-sulfur clusters and cytochrome b. Also catalyses the reduction of water-soluble quinones (e.g. 2,3-dimethylnaphthoquinone) or viologen dyes (benzyl viologen or methyl viologen).
History
created 1999 as EC 1.12.99.3, transferred 2002 to EC 1.12.5.1
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