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A Phosphate Requirement for Nitrate Reductase from Neurospora crassa

Nature volume 178, pages 1474–1475 (1956)Cite this article

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THE enzyme nitrate reductase which catalyses the reduction of nitrate to nitrite in some bacteria1, fungi2–4 and green plants5 has been shown to be a flavoprotein6 containing molybdenum2–4. During enzyme action the micronutrient undergoes a valence change7 involving Mo6+ and Mo5+.

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  1. Agricultural Research Council Unit of Plant Nutrition (Micronutrients), Long Ashton Research Station, University of Bristol,

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NICHOLAS, D., SCAWIN, J. A Phosphate Requirement for Nitrate Reductase from Neurospora crassa. Nature 178, 1474–1475 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/1781474a0

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