Regulation of the synthesis and activity of ammonia monooxygenase in Nitrosomonas europaea by altering pH to affect NH3 availability

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 4588-4592

  Stein, Lisa Y ^a   Arp, Daniel J ^a   Hyman, Michael R ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA MONOOXYGENASE; NITRITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ISOTOPE LABELING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NITROSOMONAS; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PH MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION;

EID: 0030707707     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.11.4588-4592.1997     Document Type: Article

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