Nitrate reductase (cytochrome)

Nitrate reductase (cytochrome) (, respiratory nitrate reductase, benzyl viologen-nitrate reductase) is an enzyme with systematic name ferrocytochrome:nitrate oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalises the following chemical reaction


 * 2 ferrocytochrome + 2 H+ + nitrate $$\rightleftharpoons$$ 2 ferricytochrome + nitrite