THE NASB OPERON AND NASA GENE ARE REQUIRED FOR NITRATE/NITRITE ASSIMILATION IN BACILLUS-SUBTILIS

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作者
OGAWA, KI
AKAGAWA, E
YAMANE, K
SUN, ZW
LACELLE, M
ZUBER, P
NAKANO, MM
机构
[1] LOUISIANA STATE UNIV,MED CTR,DEPT BIOCHEM & MOLEC BIOL,SHREVEPORT,LA 71130
[2] UNIV TSUKUBA,INST BIOL SCI,TSUKUBA,IBARAKI 305,JAPAN
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10.1128/jb.177.5.1409-1413.1995
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Bacillus subtilis can use either nitrate or nitrite as a sole source of nitrogen. The isolation of the nasABCDEF genes of B. subtilis, which are required for nitrate/nitrite assimilation, is reported. The probable gene products include subunits of nitrate/nitrite reductases and an enzyme involved in the synthesis of siroheme, a cofactor for nitrite reductase.
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页码:1409 / 1413
页数:5
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