Term Name: azobenzene reductase (NADP+) activity
Synonyms: azo reductase activity, azo-dye reductase activity, azoreductase activity, dibromopropylaminophenylazobenzoic azoreductase activity, dimethylaminobenzene reductase activity, methyl red azoreductase activity, N,N-dimethyl-1,4-phenylenediamine, aniline:NADP+ oxidoreductase activity, N,N-dimethyl-4-phenylazoaniline azoreductase activity, NAD(P)H:1-(4'-sulfophenylazo)-2-naphthol oxidoreductase activity, NADPH-dependent azoreductase activity, NADPH2-dependent azoreductase activity, NADPH2:4-(dimethylamino)azobenzene oxidoreductase activity, NADPH:4-(dimethylamino)azobenzene oxidoreductase activity, NC-reductase activity, new coccine (NC)-reductase, New coccine (NC)-reductase activity, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (phosphate) azoreductase activity, orange I azoreductase activity, orange II azoreductase activity, p-aminoazobenzene reductase activity, p-dimethylaminoazobenzene azoreductase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: aniline + N,N-dimethyl-1,4-phenylenediamine + 2 NADP+ = 4-(dimethylamino)azobenzene + 2 H+ + 2 NADPH.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0050446]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: oxidoreductase activity, acting on other nitrogenous compounds as donors, with NAD or NADP as acceptor