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EC 2.4.2.37 Details
EC number
2.4.2.37
Accepted name
NAD+—dinitrogen-reductase ADP-D-ribosyltransferase
Reaction
NAD+ + [dinitrogen reductase]-L-arginine = nicotinamide + [dinitrogen reductase]-Nω-α-(ADP-D-ribosyl)-L-arginine
Other name(s)
NAD-azoferredoxin (ADPribose)transferase, NAD-dinitrogen-reductase ADP-D-ribosyltransferase, draT (gene name)
Systematic name
NAD+:[dinitrogen reductase] (ADP-D-ribosyl)transferase
CAS registry number
117590-45-1
Comment
The combined action of this enzyme and EC 3.2.2.24, ADP-ribosyl-[dinitrogen reductase] hydrolase, controls the activity level of nitrogenase (EC 1.18.6.1). In the presence of ammonium, the product of nitrogenase, this enzyme covalently links an ADP-ribose moiety to a specific arginine residue of the dinitrogenase reductase component of nitrogenase, blocking its activity.
History
created 1992, modified 2015
EC Tree
2.4.2.13 created 1961, deleted 1965