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The light dependence of nitrate reductase in marine phytoplankton 1
Author(s) -
PACKARD THEODORE T.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1973.18.3.0466
Subject(s) - phytoplankton , nitrate reductase , hyperbola , nitrate , chemistry , oceanography , environmental science , environmental chemistry , biology , mathematics , ecology , geology , nutrient , geometry
The light dependence of assimilatory nitrate reductase in marine phytoplankton was shown to follow a rectangular hyperbola. Analysis by the Michaelis‐Menten equation yielded values of K L,t ranging from 0.002 to 0.037 langleys min −1 indicating that the light requirements of phytoplankton are satisfied at low light intensities.
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