Nitrate reduction associated with respiration in

Authors: Felix M Ferroni María G Rivas Alberto C Rizzi María E Lucca Nora I Perotti Carlos D Brondino

Publish Date: 2011/03/24

Volume: 24, Issue: 5, Pages: 891-902

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Abstract

The purification and biochemical characterization of the respiratory membranebound nitrate reductase from Sinorhizobium meliloti 2011 Sm NR is reported together with the optimal conditions for cell growth and enzyme production The best biomass yield was obtained under aerobic conditions in a fedbatch system using Luria–Bertani medium with glucose as carbon source The highest level of Sm NR production was achieved using microaerobic conditions with the medium supplemented with both nitrate and nitrite Sm NR is a mononuclear Moprotein belonging to the DMSO reductase family isolated as a heterodimeric enzyme containing two subunits of 118 and 45 kDa Protein characterization by mass spectrometry showed homology with respiratory nitrate reductases UV–Vis spectra of asisolated and dithionite reduced Sm NR showed characteristic absorption bands of ironsulfur and heme centers Kinetic studies indicate that Sm NR follows a Michaelis–Menten mechanism K m = 97 ± 11 μM V = 94 ± 05 μM min−1 and k cat = 121 ± 06 s−1 and is inhibited by azide chlorate and cyanide with mixed inhibition patterns Physiological and kinetic studies indicate that molybdenum is essential for NR activity and that replacement of this metal for tungsten inhibits the enzyme Although no narGHI gene cluster has been annotated in the genome of rhizobia the biochemical characterization indicates that Sm NR is a Mocontaining NR enzyme with molecular organization similar to NarGHI

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