Molecule: nitrite

The nitrogen oxoanion formed by loss of a proton from nitrous acid.
Synonyms for nitrite :
NITRITE ION
NO2
NO2(-)
Nitrit
Nitrite
[NO2](-)
nitrite
nitrite anion
nitrite(1-)
nitrous acid, ion(1-)
Molecular Formula: NO2
Molecular wt: 46.00554 g/mole
Charge: -1
SMILES: [O-]N=O
InChIKey: IOVCWXUNBOPUCH-UHFFFAOYSA-M
InChI=1S/HNO2/c2-1-3/h(H,2,3)/p-1
CHEBI:16301
Nitrite
Sample reactions for this molecule:
Peroxynitrite oxidizes Peptide-Methionine residues
Peroxynitrite is reduced to nitrite by AhpC
Peroxynitrite is reduced to nitrite by Tpx
Peroxynitrite is reduced by AhpE
PRDX5 reduces peroxynitrite to nitrite using TXN
PRDX5 reduces peroxynitrite to nitrite using TXN2
Hypochlorous acid and nitrite react to nitryl chloride (NO2Cl)
S-nitrosylation of cysteine residues in proteins by N2O3
Nitrite ion and HNO2 form a conjugated acid-base pair
Myeloperoxidase (MPO) catalyzes oxidation of nitrite to nitrogen dioxide