Substrate binding site for nitrate reductase of Escherichia coli is on the inner aspect of the membrane.

AUTOR(ES)

Kristjansson, J K

RESUMO

Escherichia coli grown anaerobically on nitrate exhibited the same transport barrier to reduction of chlorate, relative to nitrate, as that exhibited by Paracoccus denitrificans. This establishes that the nitrate binding site of nitrate reductase (EC 1.7.99.4) in E. coli must also lie on the cell side of the nitrate transporter which is associated with the plasma membrane. Because nitrate reductase is membrane bound, the nitrate binding site is thus located on the inner aspect of the membrane. Nitrate pulse studies on E. coli in the absence of valinomycin showed a small transient alkalinization (leads to H+/NO3- congruent to --0.07) which did not occur with oxygen pulses. By analogy with P. denitrificans, the alkaline transient is interpreted to arise from proton-linked nitrate uptake which is closely followed by nitrite efflux. The result is consistent with internal reduction of nitrate, whereas external reduction would be expected to give leads to H+/NO3-ratios approaching --2.

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