Purification and characterization of nitrate reductase from the halotolerant cyanobacterium Aphanothece halophytica

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 85-92

  Thaivanich, Soraya ^a   Incharoensakdi, Aran ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Aphanothece halophytica; Cyanobacteria; Nitrate reductase

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYMES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; SUBSTRATES;

APHANOTHECE HALOPHYTICA; CHLORATE; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYTOPLASM; GEL FILTRATION EXPERIMENTS; NITRATE CONTAINING MEDIUM; NITRATE REDUCTASE;

BACTERIA;

APHANOTHECE HALOPHYTICA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 33846203000     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-006-9196-3     Document Type: Article

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