Ammonia or Ammonium Ion as Substrate for Oxidation by Nitrosomonas europaea Cells and Extracts
Ammonia or Ammonium Ion as Substrate for Oxidation by Nitrosomonas europaea Cells and Extracts
I. Suzuki,U. Dular,S. Kwok
1974 · DOI: 10.1128/jb.120.1.556-558.1974
Journal of Bacteriology · 466 Citations
TLDR
The effect of pH on the K(m) values for ammonia was studied in its oxidation by Nitrosomonas cells and cell-free extracts, suggesting (NH(3)) rather than ( NH(4) (+)) as the actual substrate for oxidation.