Abstract
Two polytopic membrane proteins, NarK and NarU, are involved in nitrate and nitrite uptake and nitrite extrusion by Escherichia coli. A third polytopic membrane protein, NirC, functions only in nitrite transport. During exponential growth, the quantity of NarU in membrane fractions was
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 159-161 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Biochemical Society Transactions |
| Volume | 33 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2005 |
Keywords
- nitrite transport
- polytopic transporters
- Arg-87 in NarU
- Arg-303 in NarU
- nitrate transport