Nitrite dismutase
Definition:
EC Tree > 1 Oxidoreductases > 1.7 Acting on other nitrogenous compounds as donors > 1.7.6 With a nitrogenous group as acceptor > 1.7.6.1 nitrite dismutase
Nitrite dismutase is a ferriheme b nitrophorin that catalyzes the dismutation of three nitrite ions into two molecules of nitric oxide, nitrate and water. Found in the salivary gland of the blood-feeding bug Rhodnius prolixus, the released nitric oxide induces vasodilation in the bitten host; nitrophorins 2 and 4 also carry out this reaction.
Nitrite dismutase is a ferriheme b nitrophorin that catalyzes the dismutation of three nitrite ions into two molecules of nitric oxide, nitrate and water. Found in the salivary gland of the blood-feeding bug Rhodnius prolixus, the released nitric oxide induces vasodilation in the bitten host; nitrophorins 2 and 4 also carry out this reaction.
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