THE BIOCHEMISTRY OF THE NITRIFYING ORGANISMS: PART 7. THE PHOSPHATE COMPOUNDS OF NITROBACTER AND THE UPTAKE OF ORTHOPHOSPHATE BY THE ORGANISM
1960 ◽
Vol 38
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pp. 1295-1300
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The phosphate compounds present in the cells of the chemosynthetic autotrophic bacterium Nitrobacter were fractionated by means of successive extractions with cold 5% trichloracetic acid, ethanol, ethanol:ether, and dilute alkali. It was found that about 50% of the total cell phosphate was soluble in dilute alkali and, of this, 76% was acid-labile. Treatment of the alkali extract with Norit reduced the content of non-labile phosphate without affecting the acid-labile component; this labile compound was identified as a polyphosphate. By the use of 32P-labelled orthophosphate, it was shown that the cells absorbed orthophosphate from the medium at a slow rate during nitrite oxidation.
1960 ◽
Vol 38
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pp. 1295-1300
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1986 ◽
Vol 103
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pp. 265-275
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2020 ◽