Term Information

Accession
GO:0008940
Name
nitrate reductase activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
nitrate reductase (acceptor), nitrite:(acceptor) oxidoreductase, nitrite:acceptor oxidoreductase, respiratory nitrate reductase activity
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: nitrite + acceptor = nitrate + reduced acceptor. Source: EC:1.7.99.4
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0008940 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of nitrate reductase activity (GO:0008940)
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nitrate reductase activity [is_a relation] is_a  oxidoreductase activity, acting on other nitrogenous compounds as donors (GO:0016661)
Children of nitrate reductase activity (GO:0008940)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
nitrate reductase activity involved in anaerobic electron transport chain (GO:1903264) [is_a relation] is_a  nitrate reductase activity
nitrate reductase [NAD(P)H] activity (GO:0050463) [is_a relation] is_a  nitrate reductase activity
EC
1.7.99.4
MetaCyc
NITRATREDUCT-RXN
RHEA
21068