From Nitrate to Nitrite

Graphic of the reaction.

Reference
Mikami, B. and Ida, S. (1984). Purification and properties of ferrodoxin-nitrate reductase from the cyanobacterium Plectonema borganum. Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 791, 294-304.

Search Medline for ferredoxin-nitrate reductase.
5 citations on October 01, 2012. 
                  Nitrate                  
                     |
                     |  2 H+ + 2 reduced ferredoxin
  ferredoxin-nitrate | /
           reductase |/
             1.7.7.2 | Search GenBank, 21 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
               Kyoto |\
              ExPASy | \
                     |  H2O + 2 oxidized ferredoxin
                     v
                  Nitrite
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1814.
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