title: Nitrate reductase and nitrous oxide production by Fusarium oxysporum 11dn1 under aerobic and anaerobic conditions.
abstract: The fungus Fusarium oxysporum 11dn1 was found to be able to grow and produce nitrous oxide on nitrate-containing medium in anaerobic conditions. The rate of nitrous oxide formation was three to six orders of magnitude lower than the rates of molecular nitrogen production by common denitrifying bacteria. Acetylene and ammonia did not affect the release of nitrous oxide release. It was shown that under anaerobic conditions fast increase of nitrate reductase activity occurred, caused by the synthesis of enzyme de novo and protein dephosphorylation. Reverse transfer of the mycelium to aerobic conditions led to a decline in nitrate reductase activity and stopped nitrous oxide production. The presence of two nitrate reductases was shown, which differed in molecular mass, location, temperature optima, and activity in nitrate- and ammonium-containing media. Two enzymes represent assimilatory and dissimilatory nitrate reductases, which are active in aerobic and anaerobic conditions, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Moscow Lomonosov State University, International Biotechnological Center and Soil Biology Department, Russia. kurakov@lvt.ss.msu.ru
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Kurakov
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Nosikov
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Skrynnikova
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: L'vov
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D005670:Fusarium / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D050901:Nitrate Reductase; D009565:Nitrate Reductases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D009566:Nitrates / Q000378:metabolism*; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D009609:Nitrous Oxide / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / Q000378:metabolism; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D009566:Nitrates; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D009565:Nitrate Reductases; D050901:Nitrate Reductase; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D009584:Nitrogen