Hydrogenase activity in Azospirillum brasilense is inhibited by nitrite, nitric oxide, carbon monoxide, and acetylene.

AUTOR(ES)

Tibelius, K H

RESUMO

Nitrite, NO, CO, and C2H2 inhibited O2-dependent H2 uptake (H3H oxidation) in denitrifying Azospirillum brasilense Sp7 grown anaerobically on N2O or NO3-. The apparent Ki values for inhibition of O2-dependent H2 uptake were 20 microM for NO2-, 0.4 microM for NO, 28 microM for CO, and 88 microM for C2H2. These inhibitors also affected methylene blue-dependent H2 uptake, presumably by acting directly on the hydrogenase. Nitrite and NO inhibited H2 uptake irreversibly, whereas inhibition due to CO was easily reversed by repeatedly evacuating and backfilling with N2. The C2H2 inhibition was not readily reversed, partly due to difficulty in removing the last traces of this gas from solution. The NO2- inhibition of malate-dependent respiration was readily reversed by repeatedly washing the cells, in contrast to the effect of NO2- on H2-dependent respiration. These results suggest that the low hydrogenase activities observed in NO3(-)-grown cultures of A. brasilense may be due to the irreversible inhibition of hydrogenase by NO2- and NO produced by NO3- reduction.

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