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EC 1.17.1.5 Details
EC number
1.17.1.5
Accepted name
nicotinate dehydrogenase
Reaction
nicotinate + H2O + NADP+ = 6-hydroxynicotinate + NADPH + H+
Other name(s)
nicotinic acid hydroxylase, nicotinate hydroxylase
Systematic name
nicotinate:NADP+ 6-oxidoreductase (hydroxylating)
CAS registry number
9059-03-4
Comment
A flavoprotein containing non-heme iron. The enzyme is capable of acting on a variety of nicotinate analogues to varying degrees, including pyrazine-2-carboxylate, pyrazine 2,3-dicarboxylate, trigonelline and 6-methylnicotinate. The enzyme from Clostridium barkeri also possesses a catalytically essential, labile selenium that can be removed by reaction with cyanide.
History
created 1972 as EC 1.5.1.13, transferred 2004 to EC 1.17.1.5
EC Tree
1.6.99.2 created 1961 as EC 1.6.5.2, transferred 1965 to EC 1.6.99.2, deleted 2005
1.6.99.4 created 1965, deleted 1972
1.6.99.7 created 1972, modified 1981 (EC 1.6.99.10 created 1978, incorporated 1981), deleted 2003
1.6.99.8 created 1972, deleted 2002
1.6.99.9 created 1972, deleted 2002
1.6.99.10 created 1978, deleted 1981
1.6.99.11 created 1989, deleted 2002
1.6.99.12 created 1989, deleted 2002
1.6.99.13 created 1992, deleted 2002