there is no specific nitrite reductase inhibitor available. Moreover, the dual origin of nitrate and nitrite (from our diet and from endogenous production) presents a vexing obstacle in ...

A gene controlling potato growth limits the plant’s fertilizer uptake. Tweaking related genes could lead to more sustainable potato varieties.

This is a differential medium. It is used to determine if an organism is capable of reducing nitrate (NO 3-) to nitrite (NO 2-) or other nitrogenous compounds via the action of the enzyme nitratase ...