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Published in final edited form as: Curr Protein Pept Sci. 2006 Apr;7(2):101–111. doi: 10.2174/138920306776359786

Table 2.

Properties of Azoreductases from Bacteria

Species	Molecular mass	Cofactor	Electron donor	pH opti.	Temp. opti. (°C)
Xenophilus azovorans KF46 [5, 10]	30 kDa (Monomer)	NR^a	NAD(P)H	6.5	45
Pigmentiphaga kullae K24 [89, 90]	21 kDa (Monomer)	NR	NAD(P)H	6.2	41
Shigella dysenteriae [96]	28 kDa (AzoI, homodimer) 11 kDa (AzoII)	FMN FMN	NAD(P)H NAD(P)H	7.0 7.2	45 45
Escherichia coli K12 [97]	28 kDa (AzoI, homodimer) 12 kDa (AzoII)	FMN FMN	NAD(P)H NAD(P)H	7.0 7.0	45 45
Bacillus sp. OY1-2 [92]	19 kDa	NA^b	NADPH	NA	70
Escherichia coli [95]	46 kDa (Monodimer)	FMN	NADH	NA	NA
Enterobacter agglomerans [68]	28 kDa (Monomer)	NA	NADH	7.0	35
Enterococcus faecalis [91]	46 kDa (Homodimer)	FMN	NADH	6.6–7.0	35–40
Rhodobacter sphaeroides [93]	19 kDa	NA	NADH	8.0	50
Staphylococcus aureus [61]	85 kDa (Homotetramer)	FMN	NADPH	6.0–6.6	35–40
Bacillus sp. strain SF [29]	62 kDa (Monomer)^c	NA	NADH	8–9	80

Not required;

Not available;

Oxygen sensitive azoreductase.