Abstract
Reduction of nitrite by cell-free preparations of Anabaena cylindrica in the dark has been investigated. Nitrite-reducing activity was recovered in a supernatant fraction. The nitrite reductase system was partially purified by column chromatography on Sephadex G-75. NADPH could serve as an H-donor. NADH was completely inactive. The reduction required ferredoxin which mediated the transfer of electrons from NADPH to nitrite. Ferredoxin was successfully replaced with methyl viologen, benzyl viologen and diquat. The nitrite-reducing activity was inhibited by KCN, and by 2,4-dinitrophenol and arsenate at higher concentrations. The extent of nitrite reduction by NADPH was dependent on the oxidation-reduction states of NADP and ferredoxin.
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