Nitrite reduction inEscherichia coli: Genetic analysis ofnirmutants

✍ Scribed by A. Abou-Jaoudé; M. Lepelletier; J. Ratouchniak; M. Chippaux; M. C. Pascal

• Book ID: 104694817
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1978
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 455 KB
• Volume: 167
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1617-4615
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00270327

✦ Synopsis

Five mutants of Escherichia coli impaired on nitrite reduction were studied. All have lost NADH-nitrite reductase activity but have retained the capacity to synthesize all or part of their cytochrome c552. Three genes, nir C, nir D, and nir E were mapped at 26, 72.5 and 49.5 min, respectively. Another gene, nir F was tentatively localized around 52 min.