Denitrification of nitrate by the fungus cylindrocarpo

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1115-1120

  Watsuji, Tomo O ^a   Takaya, Naoki ^a   Nakamura, Akira ^a   Shoun, Hirofumi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cylindrocarpon tonkinense; Denitrification; Nitrate assimilation; Nitrate reductase; Nitrate respiration

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CYTOCHROME P450; ENZYME INHIBITOR; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; NITRATE; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITRIC OXIDE REDUCTASE (P450); NITRIC-OXIDE REDUCTASE (P450); NITRITE; NITRITE REDUCTASE; NITROGEN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; TUNGSTEN DERIVATIVE; TUNGSTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG ANTAGONISM; METABOLISM;

AMMONIA; ASCOMYCOTA; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; CULTURE MEDIA; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; NADP; NITRATE REDUCTASES; NITRATES; NITRITE REDUCTASES; NITRITES; NITROGEN; OXIDOREDUCTASES; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

CYLINDROCARPON; FUNGI; FUSARIUM LICHENICOLA;

EID: 1242318041     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.67.1115     Document Type: Article

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