Open AccessBacterial nitrite‐reducing enzymes
Author(s) -
BRITTAIN Thomas,
BLACKMORE Richard,
GREENWOOD Colin,
THOMSON Andrew J.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
european journal of biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1432-1033
pISSN - 0014-2956
DOI - 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1992.tb17350.x
Subject(s) - denitrifying bacteria , nitrite , enzyme , bacteria , chemistry , biochemistry , nitrite reductase , microbiology and biotechnology , microbial metabolism , biology , denitrification , nitrate , genetics , organic chemistry , nitrogen , nitrate reductase
The enzymic reduction of nitrite takes place in a wide range of bacteria and is found to occur in denitrifying, assimilatory and dissimilatory pathways. In this review we describe the major molecular characteristics of the various enzymes employed in each of these processes.