Article
Nitrosative stress in Escherichia coli: reduction of nitric oxide.
Biochemical Society transactions - 1 Jan 2011
Vine Claire E, Cole Jeffrey A
Abstract excerpt
The ability of enteric bacteria to protect themselves against reactive nitrogen species generated by their own metabolism, or as part of the innate immune response, is critical to their survival. One important defence mechanism is their ability to reduce NO (nitric oxide) to harmless products. The highest rates of NO reduction by Escherichia coli K-12 were detected after anaerobic growth in the presence of...
Topics
- Bacterial Proteins
- Escherichia coli
- Mutation
- Nitrates
- Nitric Oxide
- Nitrites
- Oxidation-Reduction
- Oxidoreductases
- Reactive Nitrogen Species
- Stress, Physiological