Short-term regulation of nitrogenase activity by NH4+ in Rhodobacter capsulatus: Multiple in vivo nitrogenase responses to NH4+ addition

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 6392-6395

  Yakunin, Alexander F ^a   Hallenbeck, Patrick C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITROGENASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHOTOBACTERIA; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0031725646     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.23.6392-6395.1998     Document Type: Article

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