nitrite reductase [NAD(P)H] activity

Term ID

GO:0008942

Synonyms

• ammonium-hydroxide:NAD(P)+ oxidoreductase activity
• assimilatory nitrite reductase activity
• NAD(P)H2:nitrite oxidoreductase activity
• NAD(P)H:nitrite oxidoreductase activity
• NADH-nitrite oxidoreductase activity
• NADPH-nitrite reductase activity
• nitrite reductase (reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (phosphate)) activity
• nitrite reductase [NAD(P)H2]

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: NH4+ + 3 NAD(P)+ + 2 H2O = nitrite + 3 NAD(P)H + 5 H+. (2)

References

• EC:1.7.1.4
• KEGG_REACTION:R00787
• KEGG_REACTION:R00789
• MetaCyc:RXN0-6377

Ontology

GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO