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Literature summary for 1.7.7.1 extracted from

  • Vega, J.M.; Cardenas, J.; Losada, M.
    Ferredoxin-nitrite reductase (1980), Methods Enzymol., 69, 255-270.
No PubMed abstract available

General Stability

General Stability Organism
repetitive freezing and thawing or prolonged dialysis produces a loss of enzyme activity Spinacia oleracea

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
chloroplast
-
Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805 9507
-
chloroplast
-
Spinacia oleracea 9507
-
chloroplast
-
[Chlorella] fusca 9507
-
chloroplast
-
Cucurbita pepo 9507
-
chloroplast
-
Anabaena cylindrica 9507
-
chloroplast
-
Dunaliella tertiolecta 9507
-

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Iron
-
[Chlorella] fusca
Iron
-
Cucurbita pepo
Iron
-
Dunaliella tertiolecta
Iron enzyme contains 1 tetranuclear center (4Fe-4S) and 1 siroheme, minimum of 5 Fe atoms per active enzyme molecule Spinacia oleracea

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
nitrite + reduced ferredoxin Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805 second enzyme of photosynthetic nitrate-reducing system ammonia + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrite + reduced ferredoxin Spinacia oleracea second enzyme of photosynthetic nitrate-reducing system ammonia + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrite + reduced ferredoxin [Chlorella] fusca second enzyme of photosynthetic nitrate-reducing system ammonia + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrite + reduced ferredoxin Cucurbita pepo second enzyme of photosynthetic nitrate-reducing system ammonia + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrite + reduced ferredoxin Anabaena cylindrica second enzyme of photosynthetic nitrate-reducing system ammonia + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrite + reduced ferredoxin Dunaliella tertiolecta second enzyme of photosynthetic nitrate-reducing system ammonia + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Anabaena cylindrica
-
-
-
Cucurbita pepo
-
-
-
Dunaliella tertiolecta
-
-
-
Spinacia oleracea
-
-
-
Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805
-
-
-
[Chlorella] fusca
-
-
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
homogeneity Spinacia oleracea

Reaction

Reaction Comment Organism Reaction ID
NH3 + 2 H2O + 3 oxidized ferredoxin = nitrite + 3 reduced ferredoxin + 7 H+ mechanism Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805
NH3 + 2 H2O + 3 oxidized ferredoxin = nitrite + 3 reduced ferredoxin + 7 H+ mechanism Spinacia oleracea
NH3 + 2 H2O + 3 oxidized ferredoxin = nitrite + 3 reduced ferredoxin + 7 H+ mechanism [Chlorella] fusca
NH3 + 2 H2O + 3 oxidized ferredoxin = nitrite + 3 reduced ferredoxin + 7 H+ mechanism Cucurbita pepo
NH3 + 2 H2O + 3 oxidized ferredoxin = nitrite + 3 reduced ferredoxin + 7 H+ mechanism Anabaena cylindrica
NH3 + 2 H2O + 3 oxidized ferredoxin = nitrite + 3 reduced ferredoxin + 7 H+ mechanism Dunaliella tertiolecta

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
leaf
-
Spinacia oleracea
-

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
108
-
-
Spinacia oleracea

Storage Stability

Storage Stability Organism
-20°C, 50% glycerol, for at least 6 months Spinacia oleracea
4°C, 0.1 M potassium phosphate buffer, pH 7.7, 1 week Spinacia oleracea

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
nitrite + reduced ferredoxin
-
Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805 ammonia + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrite + reduced ferredoxin
-
Spinacia oleracea ammonia + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrite + reduced ferredoxin
-
[Chlorella] fusca ammonia + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrite + reduced ferredoxin
-
Cucurbita pepo ammonia + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrite + reduced ferredoxin
-
Anabaena cylindrica ammonia + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrite + reduced ferredoxin
-
Dunaliella tertiolecta ammonia + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrite + reduced ferredoxin second enzyme of photosynthetic nitrate-reducing system Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805 ammonia + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrite + reduced ferredoxin second enzyme of photosynthetic nitrate-reducing system Spinacia oleracea ammonia + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrite + reduced ferredoxin second enzyme of photosynthetic nitrate-reducing system [Chlorella] fusca ammonia + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrite + reduced ferredoxin second enzyme of photosynthetic nitrate-reducing system Cucurbita pepo ammonia + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrite + reduced ferredoxin second enzyme of photosynthetic nitrate-reducing system Anabaena cylindrica ammonia + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrite + reduced ferredoxin second enzyme of photosynthetic nitrate-reducing system Dunaliella tertiolecta ammonia + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?

Temperature Stability [°C]

Temperature Stability Minimum [°C] Temperature Stability Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
40
-
stable Spinacia oleracea
60
-
10 min, more than 95% loss of activity Spinacia oleracea

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
7 8
-
Spinacia oleracea
7 8
-
[Chlorella] fusca
7 8
-
Cucurbita pepo
7 8
-
Anabaena cylindrica
7 8
-
Dunaliella tertiolecta

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
siroheme prosthetic group Spinacia oleracea
siroheme 1 mol siroheme per mol of enzyme Spinacia oleracea