Effects of organic and inorganic nitrogen compounds on the activity of bacterial alkaline phosphatase

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 475-484

  Neddermann, Kirsten ^a   Nausch, Monika ^b  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase activity; Baltic Sea; Enzyme regulation; Substrate stimulation

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; INORGANIC NITROGEN; ORGANIC NITROGEN; SIMULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 11144330065     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-004-5666-6     Document Type: Article

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