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Literature summary for 1.7.7.2 extracted from

  • Guerrero, M.G.; Vega, J.M.; Losada, M.
    The assimilatory nitrate-reducing system and its regulation (1981), Annu. Rev. Plant Physiol., 32, 169-204.
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Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
Cyanate stimulates Acinetobacter calcoaceticus
Cyanate stimulates Azotobacter chroococcum

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
cyanide
-
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus
cyanide
-
Azotobacter chroococcum
cyanide powerful inhibitor Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805
p-hydroxymercuribenzoate
-
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus
p-hydroxymercuribenzoate
-
Azotobacter chroococcum
p-hydroxymercuribenzoate powerful inhibitor Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.013
-
reduced ferredoxin
-
Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805
0.69
-
nitrate
-
Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
membrane tightly bound to chlorophyll-containing membrane fractions Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805 16020
-

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Molybdenum molybdoprotein Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805
Molybdenum molybdoprotein Acinetobacter calcoaceticus
Molybdenum molybdoprotein Rhodobacter capsulatus
Molybdenum molybdoprotein Azotobacter chroococcum
Molybdenum enzyme contains one molybdenum atom Rhodobacter capsulatus
Molybdenum essential role in catalytic activity Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
75000
-
-
Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805
85000
-
2 * 85000 Rhodobacter capsulatus
100000
-
about Acinetobacter calcoaceticus
100000
-
about Azotobacter chroococcum
185000
-
-
Rhodobacter capsulatus

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
nitrate + reduced ferredoxin Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805 assimilatory nitrate reduction nitrite + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrate + reduced ferredoxin Anabaena cylindrica assimilatory nitrate reduction nitrite + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrate + reduced ferredoxin Desmonostoc muscorum assimilatory nitrate reduction nitrite + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrate + reduced ferredoxin Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805 reduced ferredoxin as physiological electron donor nitrite + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrate + reduced ferredoxin Anabaena cylindrica reduced ferredoxin as physiological electron donor nitrite + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrate + reduced ferredoxin Desmonostoc muscorum reduced ferredoxin as physiological electron donor nitrite + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrate + reduced flavodoxin Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805 flavodoxin can physiologically substitute for ferredoxin under conditions of iron starvation nitrite + oxidized flavodoxin + H2O
-
?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus
-
-
-
Anabaena cylindrica
-
-
-
Azotobacter chroococcum
-
-
-
Desmonostoc muscorum
-
-
-
Rhodobacter capsulatus
-
-
-
Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805
-
-
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
-
Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805
-
Rhodobacter capsulatus

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
additional information
-
-
Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805
additional information
-
-
Rhodobacter capsulatus

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
nitrate + reduced ferredoxin
-
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus nitrite + H2O + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrate + reduced ferredoxin
-
Rhodobacter capsulatus nitrite + H2O + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrate + reduced ferredoxin
-
Azotobacter chroococcum nitrite + H2O + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrate + reduced ferredoxin enzyme can not accept electrons directly from NAD(P)H, it is dependent on reduced ferredoxin as physiological electron donor Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805 nitrite + H2O + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrate + reduced ferredoxin enzyme can not accept electrons directly from NAD(P)H, it is dependent on reduced ferredoxin as physiological electron donor Anabaena cylindrica nitrite + H2O + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrate + reduced ferredoxin enzyme can not accept electrons directly from NAD(P)H, it is dependent on reduced ferredoxin as physiological electron donor Desmonostoc muscorum nitrite + H2O + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrate + reduced ferredoxin assimilatory nitrate reduction Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805 nitrite + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrate + reduced ferredoxin assimilatory nitrate reduction Anabaena cylindrica nitrite + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrate + reduced ferredoxin assimilatory nitrate reduction Desmonostoc muscorum nitrite + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrate + reduced ferredoxin reduced ferredoxin as physiological electron donor Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805 nitrite + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrate + reduced ferredoxin reduced ferredoxin as physiological electron donor Anabaena cylindrica nitrite + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrate + reduced ferredoxin reduced ferredoxin as physiological electron donor Desmonostoc muscorum nitrite + oxidized ferredoxin
-
?
nitrate + reduced flavodoxin flavodoxin can physiologically substitute for ferredoxin under conditions of iron starvation Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805 nitrite + oxidized flavodoxin + H2O
-
?
nitrate + reduced methyl viologen enzyme uses also reduced methyl viologen as reductant Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805 nitrite + oxidized methyl viologen
-
?

Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
dimer 2 * 85000 Rhodobacter capsulatus
monomer 1 * 75000 Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805

Turnover Number [1/s]

Turnover Number Minimum [1/s] Turnover Number Maximum [1/s] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
1090
-
nitrate dithionite-reduced methyl viologen as electron donor Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
10.5
-
dithionite-reduced methyl viologen as electron donor Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
heme c enzyme contains 1.5 heme molecules of the c-type Rhodobacter capsulatus
additional information no presence of flavin, heme or cytochrome Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805