Mycoredoxin

Mycoredoxin (EC 1.20.4.3, Mrx1, MrxI) is an enzyme with systematic name arseno-mycothiol:mycoredoxin oxidoreductase.^[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

arseno-mycothiol + mycoredoxin ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ arsenite + mycothiol-mycoredoxin disulfide

Mycoredoxin
Identifiers
EC no.	1.20.4.3
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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Reduction of arsenate is part of a defense mechanism of the cell against toxic arsenate.