Tuesday, May 26, 2015

352 - The Respiratory System of Azotobacter vinelandii: 1. Properties of Phosphorylating Respiratory Membranes

Similar to 161, this study looks at elements of Azotobacter vinelandii's respiratory chain and P/O ratios thereof.

What They Saw
They isolated respiratory membranes (basically pieces of cell with the respiratory chain intact but not much else, I think) and looked at oxygen reduction with different electron donors.

They saw P/O levels up to 1.1 with NADH and about 0.7 with malate, higher than in 161.

Reference:
Ackrell, B. A. C. & Jones, C. W. The Respiratory System of Azotobacter vinelandii: 1. Properties of Phosphorylating Respiratory Membranes. Eur. J. Biochem. 20, 22–28 (1971).

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