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Nitrate respiration

nitrate respiration

The process of respiration used by some anaerobic organisms, in which nitrate rather than molecular oxygen is used to oxidise organic molecules to obtain energy.


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Biology Assignment: Help

... having a lot of trouble putting this data together. I have to compare nitrate levels with autotrophs present (or dissolved oxygen levels) in a ... effect on each other in SOME way. So, will Gross Primary Production or Respiration (amount of energy used by community) be a more direct measurement ...

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Yes, you're right. Just one spesification: anaeroboc respiration is not just glycolysis and fermentation. It can be production of variuos ... it is, for example, pyruvate, and in other case can be sulphate or nitrate ions).

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... acids as electron donors and carbon substrates, generating ATP by respiration of molecular oxygen. In the absence of oxygen, several members are capable of fermentation or nitrate respiration." here is rehydration of Skin example: "Reverse transcription ...

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... acids as electron donors and carbon substrates, generating ATP by respiration of molecular oxygen. In the absence of oxygen, several members are capable of fermentation or nitrate respiration. At limiting concentrations of oxygen, at least three of the described ...

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... of Pb on various components of photosynthesis, mitotic irregularities, respiration, water regime and nutrient uptake are shown in figure 3. Pb inhibits ... Root nitrogen content is significantly reduced under Pb toxicity. Nitrate uptake declines in plants under exposure to Pb with a concomitant ...

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