Regulation of nitrogen fixation in Rhodospirillum rubrum grown under dark, fermentative conditions

Journal Article · Sat Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985 · J. Bacteriol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6203799

Schultz, J E; Gotto, J W; Weaver, P F; Yoch, D C

Rhodospirillum rubrum was shown to grow fermentatively on fructose with N/sub 2/ as a nitrogen source. The nitrogenase activity of these cells was regulated by the NH/sub 4//sup +/ switch-off/switch-on mechanism in a manner identical to that for photosynthetically grown cells. In vitro, the inactive nitrogenase Fe protein from fermenting cells was reactivated by an endogenous membrane-bound, Mn/sup 2 +/-dependent activating enzyme that was interchangeable with the activating enzyme isolated from photosynthetic membranes.

• Research Organization: Solar Energy Research Institute, Golden, CO
• OSTI ID: 6203799
• Journal Information: J. Bacteriol.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Bacteriol.; (United States) Vol. 162:3; ISSN JOBAA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS
BIOCHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
BIOCONVERSION
BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS
DATA
ELEMENTS
ENZYME ACTIVITY
ENZYME REACTIVATION
ENZYMES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FERMENTATION
GROWTH
INFORMATION
INHIBITION
IRON
KINETICS
MANGANESE COMPOUNDS
METALS
NITRO-GROUP DEHYDROGENASES
NITROGEN FIXATION
NITROGENASE
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDOREDUCTASES
PHOTOSYNTHETIC BACTERIA
PRODUCTIVITY
PROTEINS
REACTION KINETICS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS