FEATURES

FAMILY

prokaryotic molybdopterin-containing oxidoreductase family

DESCRIPTION

Also known as DSTOR_RHOCA, dorA. Catalyzes the reduction of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) to dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and trimethylamine, respectively. The terminal DMSO reductase can also use various sulfoxides and N-oxide compounds as terminal electron acceptor in addition to DMSO and TMAO. Homodimer.

EXTERNAL LINKS

uniprot
enzyme classification

dorA

Dimethyl sulfoxide/trimethylamine N-oxide reductase

dorA

Molecular Synopsis