Isolation and biochemical characterization of two soluble iron(III) reductases from Paracoccus denitrificans

• Authors: MAZOCH Jiří; TESAŘÍK Radek; SEDLÁČEK Vojtěch; KUČERA Igor; TURÁNEK Jaroslav
• Year of publication: 2004
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: European Journal of Biochemistry
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Web: http://www.ejbiochem.org/
• Field: Biochemistry
• Keywords: iron(III) reductase; NADH:flavin oxidoreductase
• Description: Two soluble enzymes (FerA and FerB) catalyzing the reduction of a number of iron(III) complexes by NADH were purified. FerA can be classified as an NADH:flavin oxidoreductase. FerB contains a bound FAD cofactor and reduces also chromate and various quinones.

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