Entry |
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Name |
2-nitroimidazole nitrohydrolase;
NnhA;
2NI nitrohydrolase;
2NI denitrase
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Class |
Hydrolases;
Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds;
In other compounds
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Sysname |
2-nitroimidazole nitrohydrolase
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Reaction(IUBMB) |
2-nitroimidazole + H2O = imidazol-2-one + nitrite [RN: R10133]
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Reaction(KEGG) |
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Substrate |
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Product |
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Comment |
The enzyme catalyses the initial step in the biodegradation of 2-nitroimidazole by the soil bacterium Mycobacterium sp. JS330
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History |
EC 3.5.99.9 created 2012
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Orthology |
K20764 | 2-nitroimidazole nitrohydrolase |
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Genes |
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Reference |
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Authors |
Qu Y, Spain JC |
Title |
Catabolic pathway for 2-nitroimidazole involves a novel nitrohydrolase that also confers drug resistance. |
Journal |
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Sequence |
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Other DBs |
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: | 3.5.99.9 |
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 3.5.99.9 |
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