NADPH azoreductase

Details

Name
NADPH azoreductase
Synonyms
  • 1.7.1.6
Gene Name
azr
Organism
Bacillus sp. (strain OY1-2)
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010445|NADPH azoreductase
MKLVVINGTPRKFGRTRVVAKYIADQFEGELYDLAIEELPLYNGEESQRDLEAVKKLKTL
VKAADGVVLCTPEYHNAMSGALKNSLDYLSSSEFIHKPVALLAVAGGGKGGINALNSMHA
SLAGVYANAIPKQVVLDGLHVQDGELGEDAKPLIHDVVKELKAYMSVYKEVKKQLGVE
Number of residues
178
Molecular Weight
19293.155
Theoretical pI
6.68
GO Classification
Functions
azobenzene reductase activity
General Function
Azobenzene reductase activity
Specific Function
Catalyzes the reductive cleavage of azo bond in aromatic azo compounds to the corresponding amines. Requires NADPH as an electron donor for its activity. Compounds with paired naphthalene groups coupled with the azo group are good substrates, with the following preference order: Rocceline > Sumifix Black B > Solar Orange.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
Not Available
Cellular Location
Not Available
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0001271|537 bp
ATGAAACTAGTCGTTATTAACGGTACACCAAGAAAATTTGGTAGAACTCGCGTGGTGGCA
AAATATATTGCGGATCAATTTGAAGGGGAATTATATGATTTAGCAATTGAGGAGTTACCT
TTATACAATGGAGAAGAGTCGCAACGTGATTTAGAGGCAGTAAAAAAATTAAAAACGTTA
GTGAAAGCTGCGGATGGGGTTGTATTATGTACACCAGAATATCATAATGCGATGAGCGGT
GCGCTGAAAAACTCTTTAGATTACTTAAGTAGTAGTGAATTTATTCATAAACCAGTTGCA
TTGTTAGCGGTTGCTGGTGGCGGTAAAGGTGGAATAAATGCATTAAACAGCATGCACGCG
TCGCTAGCAGGTGTTTATGCAAATGCAATTCCAAAACAAGTTGTGCTTGATGGATTACAT
GTGCAAGATGGTGAACTTGGGGAAGATGCAAAACCATTAATTCATGATGTAGTTAAAGAA
TTGAAAGCATATATGAGCGTATATAAAGAGGTGAAAAAACAACTAGGAGTGGAGTGA
Chromosome Location
Not Available
Locus
Not Available
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDQ9FAW5
UniProtKB Entry NameAZRB_BACOY
GenBank Protein ID10281002
GenBank Gene IDAB032601
General References
  1. Suzuki Y, Yoda T, Ruhul A, Sugiura W: Molecular cloning and characterization of the gene coding for azoreductase from Bacillus sp. OY1-2 isolated from soil. J Biol Chem. 2001 Mar 23;276(12):9059-65. Epub 2000 Dec 27. [Article]

Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB01014Balsalazideapproved, investigationalunknownsubstrateDetails