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A novel nitroreductase of Staphylococcus aureus with S-nitrosoglutathione reductase activity.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 May 2009
Tavares Ana Filipa N, Nobre Lígia S, Melo Ana M P, Saraiva Lígia M
Abstract excerpt
In this report we show that inactivation of the putative nitroreductase SA0UHSC_00833 (ntrA) increases the sensitivity of Staphylococcus aureus to S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) and augments its resistance to nitrofurans. S. aureus NtrA is a bifunctional enzyme that exhibits nitroreductase and GSNO reductase activity. A phylogenetic analysis suggests that NtrA is a member of a novel family of nitroreductases that...
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