flavorubredoxin

Noun. (enzyme) A flavoprotein that reduces nitric oxide (''NO'') to nitrous oxide (''N₂O'') under anaerobic conditions. It is an oxygen sensitive nitric oxide reductase that contributes to resistance to nitrosative killing by macrophages.

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