Reduction of ferric citrate catalyzed by NADH:nitrate reductase |
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Authors: | M G Redinbaugh W H Campbell |
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Affiliation: | Chemistry Department State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY 13210 USA |
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Abstract: | We show that NADH:nitrate reductase from squash cotyledons can catalyze the reduction of ferric citrate. When nitrate reductase was purified to homogeneity using a two-step affinity chromatography procedure, an NADH:Fe(III)-citrate reductase activity copurified with it and had identical electrophoretic mobility to it. The iron reductase activity was optimum near pH 6.3, had an apparent Km for Fe(III)-citrate of 0.02 mM, and was inhibited by monospecific anti-nitrate reductase rabbit sera. Differential inhibition of the enzyme's activities indicated iron and nitrate were reduced at different sites. In addition to its role in nitrogen assimilation, nitrate reductase catalyzes ferric citrate reduction and could have a role in iron assimilation. |
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