title: Nitrosating activity in Escherichia coli.
abstract: Nitrosation activity was measured in Escherichia coli isolates and a range of nitrite reductase (nir) mutants. Activity was only detected in intact cells and could be inhibited by a number of treatments such as sonication and osmotic shock. Aerobically-grown cells had highest nitrosation activity compared to oxygen-limited ones. Inclusion of nitrite in growth media induced high activities of nitrite reductase and for some isolates, nitrosation. Analysis of nir mutants identified two which were unable to nitrosate. This result suggested that NADH-dependent nitrite reductase was implicated either directly or indirectly in nitrosation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics and Microbiology, The University, Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D003470:Culture Media; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism*; D009572:Nitrite Reductases / Q000378:metabolism*; D009573:Nitrites / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D015538:Nitrosation
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D009573:Nitrites; D009572:Nitrite Reductases