1.7.3.6 hydroxylamine + 2 ferricytochrome c = nitroxyl + 2 ferrocytochrome c + 2 H+ (1a) - 1.7.3.6 hydroxylamine + O2 = nitrite + H2O + H+ overall reaction - 1.7.3.6 nitroxyl + 2 ferrocytochrome c + O2 + H+ = nitrite + 2 ferricytochrome c + H2O spontaneous -