Laboratory Experiments in Microbiology (12th Edition) (What's New in Microbiology)
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Summary Introduction
To determine:
The value of nitrate reductase in E.coli.
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The nitrate reductase is an enzyme responsible for the reduction of the nitrate to nitrite. It is present in membrane bound form in the E.coli bacterium.
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