Non-toxic total nitrogen determination using a low alkaline persulfate digestion
Measuring total nitrogen, nitrate, and nitrite is critical for compliance with water safety standards. Previous methods for measuring total nitrogen were hazardous, time consuming, and expensive.
Jacob L. Studt+5 more
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Nitric oxide (NO) has gained interest as a major signaling molecule during plant development and in response to environmental cues. Formation of NO during symbiotic interactions has been reported, but the role and sources of NO in nodules remain unclear.
Cristina Sánchez+7 more
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Pulse radiolysis studies on superoxide reductase from Treponema pallidum [PDF]
Superoxide reductases (SORs) are small metalloenzymes, which catalyze reduction of O2*- to H2O2. The reaction of the enzyme from Treponema pallidum with superoxide was studied by pulse radiolysis methods. The first step is an extremely fast bi-molecular reaction of the ferrous center with O2, with a rate constant of 6 x 10 (8) M(-1) s(-1).
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An investigation into the unusual linkage isomerization and nitrite reduction activity of a novel tris(2-pyridyl) copper complex [PDF]
The copper-containing nitrite reductases (CuNIRs) are a class of enzymes that mediate the reduction of nitrite to nitric oxide in biological systems. Metal–ligand complexes that reproduce the salient features of the active site of CuNIRs are therefore of
Roger, Isolda+4 more
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This graphical abstract represents the extraction, characterization, and biological evaluation of bioactive compounds derived from specific plant sources. The top section illustrates Rhus coriaria (sumac) fruit, Punica granatum (pomegranate) peel and Terminalia catappa (Indian almond) leaves', which are known for their rich phytochemical composition ...
Mudassir Nazir+8 more
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BIOTECHNOLOGY STUDY TO REMOVE NITRATE AND NATRATE BY USING PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA STRAINS ISOLATED FROM WEST WATER IN BAGHDAD CITY [PDF]
This isolated genus has a considerable and important value in biotechnological resources and applications,. These bacteria use much more efficiently the organic substances small molecules units such nitrate, nitrite and used in biosorption for heavy ...
ALI. H HAMMADI+2 more
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Electrochemical titrations and reaction time courses monitored in situ by magnetic circular dichroism spectroscopy [PDF]
Magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) spectra, at ultraviolet–visible or near-infrared wavelengths (185–2000 nm), contain the same transitions observed in conventional absorbance spectroscopy, but their bisignate nature and more stringent selection rules ...
Abramson+52 more
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The existence and significance of a mitochondrial nitrite reductase
The physiological functions of nitric oxide (NO) are well established. The finding that the endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF) is NO was totally unexpected. It was shown that NO is a reaction product of an enzymatically catalyzed, overall, 5-electron oxidation of guanidinium nitrogen from L-arginine followed by the release of the free radical ...
Andrey V. Kozlov+2 more
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Two Key Ferredoxins for Nitrogen Fixation Have Different Specificities and Biophysical Properties
Two ferredoxins, FdC and FdN, are collectively essential for the process of nitrogen fixation by the iron nitrogenase in R. capsulatus. We explore the biophysical factors, through spectroscopic and structural characterizations, which determine ferredoxin functionality and pathway specificity. The structure of FdC (PDB: 9I2A) and model of FdN (AF‐D5ARY6)
Holly Addison+5 more
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Structure of superoxide reductase bound to ferrocyanide and active site expansion upon X-ray-induced photo-reduction [PDF]
Some sulfate-reducing and microaerophilic bacteria rely on the enzyme superoxide reductase (SOR) to eliminate the toxic superoxide anion radical (O2*-). SOR catalyses the one-electron reduction of O2*- to hydrogen peroxide at a nonheme ferrous iron center. The structures of Desulfoarculus baarsii SOR (mutant E47A) alone and in complex with ferrocyanide
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