Reaction: arsenite + H2O + 2 oxidized cytochrome c = arsenate + 2 reduced cytochrome c + 2 H+
Other name(s): arsenite oxidase (ambiguous)
Systematic name: arsenite:cytochrome c oxidoreductase
Comments: A molybdoprotein containing iron-sulfur clusters. Isolated from α-proteobacteria. Unlike EC 1.20.9.1, arsenate reductase (azurin), it does not use azurin as acceptor.
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References:
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