2-nitroimidazole nitrohydrolase

2-nitroimidazole nitrohydrolase (, NnhA, 2NI nitrohydrolase, 2NI denitrase) is an enzyme with systematic name 2-nitroimidazole nitrohydrolase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction


 * 2-nitroimidazole + H2O $$\rightleftharpoons$$ imidazol-2-one + nitrite

This enzyme is present in the soil bacterium Mycobacterium sp. JS330