DocumentCode
536450
Title
Assaying the Activity of Nitrate and Nitrite Reductases in Sediment from a Eutrophic Lake
Author
Han, J.G. ; Wu, C.D. ; Zhu, Y.L. ; Wu, Y.Y. ; Li, P.P.
Author_Institution
Sch. of the Environ., Jiangsu Univ., Zhenjiang, China
fYear
2010
fDate
7-9 Nov. 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
Sediment, sampled from Meiliang Bay in Lake Taihu, Eastern China, was employed to investigate the activities of nitrate reductase (Nar) and nitrite reductase (Nir) and their response to toluene. The optimum incubation times for assaying the activity of Nar and Nir in the sediment were 24-27 h and 21-24 h, respectively. Nir activity is easily inhibited by toluene while the Nar activity shows tolerance to toluene. The nitrate or nitrite consumed by potential denitrification in the sediment is 2-5 times greater than that by the dissimilatory reduction of nitrate to ammonia pathway during the incubations.
Keywords
chemistry computing; geochemistry; lakes; reduction (chemical); sediments; eutrophic lake; nitrate reductase; nitrite reductases; potential denitrification; sediment; toluene; Biochemistry; Lakes; Nitrogen; Production; Sediments; Soil; Substrates;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
E-Product E-Service and E-Entertainment (ICEEE), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Henan
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-7159-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICEEE.2010.5660138
Filename
5660138
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