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EC 1.7.1.1 Details
EC number
1.7.1.1
Accepted name
nitrate reductase (NADH)
Reaction
nitrite + NAD+ + H2O = nitrate + NADH + H+
Other name(s)
assimilatory nitrate reductase (ambiguous),
NADH-nitrate reductase,
NADH-dependent nitrate reductase,
assimilatory NADH: nitrate reductase,
nitrate reductase (NADH2),
NADH2:nitrate oxidoreductase
Systematic name
nitrite:NAD+ oxidoreductase
CAS registry number
9013-03-0
Comment
An iron-sulfur molybdenum flavoprotein.
History
created 1961 as EC 1.6.6.1, transferred 2002 to EC 1.7.1.1
EC Tree
1.7.1.8 created 2002, deleted 2002