| Enzyme | Reactions catalyzed |
| NR |
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| NiR |
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| GS1/GS2 | glutamate + |
| Fd-GOGAT | glutamine + 2-oxoglutarate + 2 Fd (red) = 2 glutamate + 2 Fd (ox) |
| NADH-GOGAT | glutamine + 2-oxoglutarate + NADH = 2 glutamate + NAD |
| GDH | glutamate + H2O + NAD/NADP = |
| AspAT | glutamate + oxaloacetate = aspartate + 2-oxoglutarate |
| AS | glutamine + aspartate + ATP = asparagine + glutamate + AMP +PPi |