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Abstract
An NAD-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of nitrite to nitrate. It is a FLAVOPROTEIN that contains IRON and MOLYBDENUM and is involved in the first step of nitrate assimilation in PLANTS; FUNGI; and BACTERIA. It was formerly classified as EC 1.6.6.1.
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- Assimilatory Nitrate Reductase, NADH-Dependent
- NADH-Dependent Nitrate Reductase
- NADH-Nitrate Reductase
- Nitrate Reductase (NADH)2
- Nitrite:NAD+ Oxidoreductase
- Assimilatory Nitrate Reductase, NADH Dependent
- NADH Dependent Nitrate Reductase
- NADH Nitrate Reductase
- Nitrate Reductase, NADH-Dependent
- Oxidoreductase, Nitrite:NAD+
- Reductase, NADH-Dependent Nitrate
- Reductase, NADH-Nitrate
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
do not confuse with NITRATE REDUCTASE (NAD(P)H) or NITRATE REDUCTASE (NADPH)
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2006(1981)
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- National Library of Medicine. Nitrate Reductase (NADH). Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D050895. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D050895
- Nitrate Reductase (NADH). In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrate_reductase_(NADH)
- Nitrate Reductase (NADH). In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1993945