Abstract
The nitrate metabolism in nodules induced by Bradyrhizobium japonicum strain PJ17 on roots of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr. cv. Hodgson] has been characterized by the nitrate reductase (NR; EC 1.6.6.1 and EC 1.6.6.3) activity of both partners of the symbiosis. NR activities of bacteroids and nodular cytosol were comparable and significantly higher than those of the roots. Nitrate reduction led to nitrite accumulation in root nodules, which was maximum after pod filling. The nodule had the capacity to metabolize nitrite via nitrite reductase (NiR; EC 1.6.6.4), at least in the cytosolic fraction. This activity was partly inhibited by the low content of free O2 in the nodule. Indeed, nitrite accumulation decreased in the presence of an increased external pressure of O2.
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