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. 1988 Feb;86(2):384–389. doi: 10.1104/pp.86.2.384

Nitrite Uptake into Intact Pea Chloroplasts 1

II. Influence of Electron Transport Regulators, Uncouplers, ATPase and Anion Uptake Inhibitors and Protein Binding Reagents

Pamela Brunswick 1,2, Christopher F Cresswell 1,2
PMCID: PMC1054493  PMID: 16665917

Abstract

The relationship between net nitrite uptake and its reduction in intact pea chloroplasts was investigated employing electron transport regulators, uncouplers, and photophosphorylation inhibitors. Observations confirmed the dependence of nitrite uptake on stromal pH and nitrite reduction but also suggested a partial dependance upon PSI phosphorylation. It was also suggested that ammonia stimulates nitrogen assimilation in the dark by association with stromal protons. Inhibition of nitrite uptake by N-ethylmaleimide and dinitrofluorobenzene could not be completely attributed to their inhibition of carbon dioxide fixation. Other protein binding reagents which inhibited photosynthesis showed no effect on nitrite uptake, except for p-chlormercuribenzoate which stimulated nitrite uptake. The results with N-ethylmaleimide and dinitrofluorobenzene tended to support the proposed presence of a protein permeation channel for nitrite uptake in addition to HNO2 penetration. On the basis of a lack of effect by known anion uptake inhibitors, it was concluded that the nitrite uptake mechanism was distinct from that of phosphate and chloride/sulfate transport.

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