Recent mechanistic developments for cytochrome c nitrite reductase, the key enzyme in the dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium pathway

2024/03/24 by Krystina Hird, Julius O. Campeciño, Julius Campeciño +2 · 1 voice
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Chemical Engineering · Environmental Science · #Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism #Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction #Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal

paper · doi:10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2024.112542

openalex publication_date 2024/03/24 · crossref created 2024/03/24 · crossref deposited 2024/05/08 · crossref issued 2024/07/01 · crossref published 2024/07/01 · crossref published-print 2024/07/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · crossref indexed 2026/07/04 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/15

Citations

• Substrate binding and activation in the active site of cytochrome c nitrite reductase: a density functional study
• Pentahaem cytochrome c nitrite reductase: reaction with hydroxylamine, a potential reaction intermediate and substrate
• The Biologically Relevant Coordination Chemistry of Iron and Nitric Oxide: Electronic Structure and Reactivity

Discussions

• "Cytochrome c nitrite reductase(NrfA) catalyzes this six-electron and eight-proton reduction of nitrite at a single active site with the help of its quinol oxidase partners." doi.org/10.1016/j.jinorgb [bsky, 0 points, 0 comments]