From Nitrous oxide to Nitrogen

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Coyle CL, Zumft WG, Kroneck PM, Korner H, Jakob W. Eur J Biochem (1985) 153(3): 459-67.

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89 citations on October 01, 2012. 
          Nitrous oxide          
                |
                |  2H+ + 2 reduced cytochrome c
  nitrous oxide | /
      reductase |/
        1.7.2.4 | Search GenBank, 6451 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
          Kyoto |\
         ExPASy | \
                |  H2O + 2 oxidized cytochrome c
                v
            Nitrogen
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1821.
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