Reaction: nitrite + a quinone + H2O = nitrate + a quinol
Other name(s): nitrate reductase A; nitrate reductase Z; quinol/nitrate oxidoreductase; quinol-nitrate oxidoreductase; quinol:nitrate oxidoreductase; NarA; NarZ; NarGHI; dissimilatory nitrate reductase
Systematic name: nitrite:quinone oxidoreductase
Comments: A membrane-bound enzyme which supports anaerobic respiration on nitrate under anaerobic conditions and in the presence of nitrate. Contains the bicyclic form of the molybdo-bis(molybdopterin guanine dinucleotide) cofactor, iron-sulfur clusters and heme b. Escherichia coli expresses two forms NarA and NarZ, both being comprised of three subunits.
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References:
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