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. 1978 Aug;62(2):284–286. doi: 10.1104/pp.62.2.284

Light-mediated Activation of Nitrate Reductase in Synchronous Chlorella

Rudolf Tischner 1,2, Aloys Hüttermann 1,2
PMCID: PMC1092106  PMID: 16660502

Abstract

The mechanism underlying the sharp increase in activity of nitrate reductase (EC 1.6.6.1) in Chlorella vulgaris forma tertia (strain 211 8k) during the first hour of the 7 hours/5 hours light/dark cycle was investigated. Using the method of density labeling and isopycnic centrifugation, it could be demonstrated that this rapid increase in activity is based on light-mediated activation rather than de novo synthesis of the enzyme. The problematic nature of cycloheximide specificity and models of nitrate reductase activation are discussed.

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