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
Comments: 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.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 117590-45-1
References:
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2. Fitzmaurice, W.P., Saari, L.L., Lowery, R.G., Ludden, P.W. and Roberts, G.P. Genes coding for the reversible ADP-ribosylation system of dinitrogenase reductase from Rhodospirillum rubrum. Mol. Gen. Genet. 218 (1989) 340-347. [PMID: 2506427]
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