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1Department of Plant Science, The University, NEI 7RU, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K..
Abstract:
Nitrite reductase from barley seedlings was purified 50-60 fold by ammonium sulphate precipitation and gel filtration. No differences were established in the characteristics of nitrite reductases isolated in this way from either leaf or root tissues. The root enzyme accepted electrons from reduced methyl viologen, ferredoxin, or an unidentified endogenous cofactor. Enzyme activity in both tissues was markedly increased by growth on nitrate. This activity was not associated with sulphite reductase activity. Microbial contamination could not account for the presence of nitrite reductase activity in roots. Nitrite reductase assayed in vitro with reduced methyl viologen as the electron donor was inhibited by 2,4-dinitrophenol but not by arsenate.
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