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Kinetics of phosphate uptake by aquatic microorganisms: Deviations from a simple Michaelis‐Menten equation 1
Author(s) -
Brown Edward J.,
Harris Robin F.,
Koonce Joseph F.
Publication year - 1978
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.1978.23.1.0026
Subject(s) - selenastrum , michaelis–menten kinetics , phosphate , kinetics , microorganism , environmental chemistry , chemistry , biology , botany , algae , biochemistry , bacteria , physics , genetics , quantum mechanics , enzyme assay , enzyme
The uptake kinetics of dissolved inorganic phosphate ( 31 P 1 ) by lake water microorganisms and a green alga ( Selenastrum capricornutum ) were determined as a function of uptake rates of radiophosphate ( 32 P 1 ) at added 31 P 1 levels ⩾ 0. The data did not follow a simple Michaelis‐Menten equation.