v5.1.0.3
Glycine data from LIS
Type | Homologous_superfamily |
Description | Cytochrome cd1 (cyt cd1) nitrite reductase is a dimeric enzyme of the bacterial periplasm that plays a key role in denitrification, the respiratory reduction of nitrite to nitric oxide in the nitrogen cycle. Each subunit of the cyt cd1 dimer contains one cytochrome c and one d1 haem group [ ]. The active site contains a specialised d1 haem, where the nitrite substrate is bound and reduced. This d1 haem is bound in an 8-bladed β-propeller, which is also found in some members of the WD40 repeat-containing proteins (). This superfamily represents the d1 heme binding domain. |
Short Name | Haem_d1_sf |