1.7.2.4: nitrous-oxide reductase

This is an abbreviated version, for detailed information about nitrous-oxide reductase, go to the full flat file.

Reaction

nitrogen
+
H2O
 + 2 ferricytochrome c =
Nitrous oxide
 + 2 ferrocytochrome c + 2 H+

Synonyms

HdN2OR, McoP, multicopper oxidase, N(2)OR, N2O reductase, N2OR, nitrous oxide reductase, NosZ

ECTree

     1 Oxidoreductases
         1.7 Acting on other nitrogenous compounds as donors
             1.7.2 With a cytochrome as acceptor
                1.7.2.4 nitrous-oxide reductase