Pyridine nucleotide specificity and other properties of purified nitrate reductase from Chlorella variegata
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Planta
- Vol. 144 (2) , 137-141
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00387262
Abstract
Nitrate reductase (NR) (EC 1.6.6.2) from Chlorella variegata 211/10d has been purified by blue sepharose affinity chromatography. The enzyme can utilise NADH or NADPH for nitrate reduction with apparent K m values of 11.5 μM and 14.5 μM, respectively. Apparent K m values for nitrate are 0.13 mM (NADH-NR) and 0.14 mM (NADPH-NR). The diaphorase activity of the enzyme is inhibited strongly by parachloromercuribenzoic acid; NADH or NADPH protects the enzyme against this inhibition. NR proper activity of the enzyme is partially inactive after extraction and may be activated after the addition of ferricyanide. The addition of NAD(P)H and cyanide causes a reversible inactivation of the NR proper activity although preincubation with either NADH or NADH and ADP has no significant effect.Keywords
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