Nitrous-oxide reductase
| nitrous oxide reductase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 1.7.2.4 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 55576-44-8 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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In enzymology, a nitrous oxide reductase also known as nitrogen:acceptor oxidoreductase (N2O-forming) is an enzyme that catalyzes the final step in bacterial denitrification, the reduction of nitrous oxide to dinitrogen.
- N2O + 2 reduced cytochome c ⇌ N2 + H2O + 2 cytochrome c
It plays a critical role in preventing release of a potent greenhouse gas into the atmosphere.