Open AccessComparative studies on redox proteins from ammonia‐oxidizing bacteria
Author(s) -
Giannakis C.,
Miller D.J.,
Nicholas D.J.D.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1985.tb00989.x
Subject(s) - nitrosomonas europaea , bacteria , biochemistry , hydroxylamine , cytochrome c oxidase , oxidase test , cytochrome , nitrite reductase , ammonia monooxygenase , chemistry , ammonia , nitrite , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , enzyme , nitrate reductase , nitrate , organic chemistry , archaea , genetics
Soluble fractions prepared from representatives of 3 genera of ammonia‐oxidising bacteria all contained CO‐binding c ‐type cytochromes and the cytochrome P‐460 chromophore. Hydroxylamine oxidase from terrestrial strains of Nitrosomonas europaea was immunologically related to the analogous protein from marine strains of the same genus. Soluble cytochrome oxidase nitrite reductase activity was detected only in extracts prepared from terrestrial strains of N. europaea among the organisms examined.