A spectrophotometric method for kinetic studies with quinone-dependent oxidoreductases. Application to detection in membranes of nitrate reductase activity with menadione and duroquinone as electron donors

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 165-169

  Buc, Jean ^a   Giordani, Roger ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Duroquinone; Kinetic tests; Menadione; Nitrate reductase; Quinone oxidoreductases

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; COLIFORM BACTERIA; KETONES; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS;

DUROQUINONE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MENADIONE; NITRATE REDUCTASE; QUINONE OXIDOREDUCTASES;

ENZYME KINETICS;

1,4 BENZOQUINONE; DUROQUINONE; MEMBRANE ENZYME; MENADIONE; MENAQUINONE; NITRATE REDUCTASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; UBIQUINONE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032520243     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(97)00149-X     Document Type: Article

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