Abstract
Some phytoplankton utilized a novel mechanism for obtaining nitrogen from primary amines. They oxidized the primary amines to produce extracellular hydrogen peroxide and aldehydes and used the third reaction product, ammonium, as a nitrogen source. The specificity, regulation, inhibition by bromoethylamine, and potential dependence on copper of this process are described.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 2440-2443 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Applied and Environmental Microbiology |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1991 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Food Science
- Biotechnology
- Ecology