The periplasmic nitrate reductase in Pseudomonas sp. strain G-179 catalyzes the first step of denitrification

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2802-2806

  Bedzyk, Laura ^a   Wang, Tao ^a   Ye, Rick W ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZIDE; CHLORATE; ISOENZYME; NITRATE; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME MECHANISM; GENE FUNCTION; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; REDUCTION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.;

EID: 0032900142     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.9.2802-2806.1999     Document Type: Article

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