Nitroreductase

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spinqualitylabelsall models E. coli nitroreductase dimer containing FMN and nicotinic acid (PDB entry 1icr) Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image Function Nitroreductase (NR) is involved in the reduction of nitrogen-containing compounds including those containing NO2 group. The NO2 group is reduced to hydroxylamine[1]. NR uses FMN as cofactor. Among NRs are the oxygen-insensitive NAD(P)H NR and NADH dehydrogenase. Relevance NR is of special interest due to its potential use as activator of prodrugs in cancer therapy[2]. Structural highlights NR while the . Water molecules shown as red spheres.

3D structures of nitroreductase

Updated on 14-August-2018

References

1. ↑ Lovering AL, Hyde EI, Searle PF, White SA. The structure of Escherichia coli nitroreductase complexed with nicotinic acid: three crystal forms at 1.7 A, 1.8 A and 2.4 A resolution. J Mol Biol. 2001 May 25;309(1):203-13. PMID:11491290 doi:10.1006/jmbi.2001.4653
2. ↑ Williams EM, Little RF, Mowday AM, Rich MH, Chan-Hyams JV, Copp JN, Smaill JB, Patterson AV, Ackerley DF. Nitroreductase gene-directed enzyme prodrug therapy: insights and advances toward clinical utility. Biochem J. 2015 Oct 15;471(2):131-53. doi: 10.1042/BJ20150650. PMID:26431849 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/BJ20150650