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Intracellular appearance of nitrite and nitrate in nitrogen-starved cells of Ankistrodesmus braunii.

Planta ·Vol. 129 ·No. 2 ·1976-01-00 ·Pages 175-81

Spiller H, Dietsch E, Kessler E

Abstract

The occurrence of heterotrophic nitrification in nitrogen-starved cells of Ankistrodesmus braunii was confirmed. The levels of nitrate and nitrite were measured over a period of four weeks. The validity of quantitative determinations in the presence of highly active nitrate and nitrite reductases is discussed. Whereas free hydroxylamine as an intermediate could not be detected, increased hydroxylamine oxidase activity was found in nitrogen-starved cultures. Nitrite reductase and hydroxylamine oxidase can be assigned to particles by sucrose density gradient centrifugation. The possible involvement of microbodies, which were found to be present in Ankistrodesmus, in metabolic processes during nitrogen starvation is discussed.

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Spiller H
Institut für Botanik der Universität, Schloßgarten 4, D-8520, Erlangen, Federal Republic of Germany.
Dietsch E
Kessler E
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Article Info
Journal
Planta
Abbr.
Planta
ISSN
0032-0935
DOI
10.1007/BF00390025
Published
1976-01-00
Pages
175-81
Language
English
Region
Germany
NLM ID
1250576
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF00390025 View journal details
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