Enzymology and ecology of the nitrogen cycle

Martínez‑Espinosa, Rosa María, Cole, Jeffrey A., Richardson, David and Watmough, Nick (2011) Enzymology and ecology of the nitrogen cycle. Biochemical Society Transactions, 39 (1). pp. 175-178. ISSN 0300-5127

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Abstract

The nitrogen cycle describes the processes through which nitrogen is converted between its various chemical forms. These transformations involve both biological and abiotic redox processes. The principal processes involved in the nitrogen cycle are nitrogen fixation, nitrification, nitrate assimilation, respiratory reduction of nitrate to ammonia, anaerobic ammonia oxidation (anammox) and denitrification. All of these are carried out by micro-organisms, including bacteria, archaea and some specialized fungi. In the present article, we provide a brief introduction to both the biochemical and ecological aspects of these processes and consider how human activity over the last 100 years has changed the historic balance of the global nitrogen cycle.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Molecular Microbiology Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Organisms and the Environment Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Molecular and Structural Biochemistry
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Date Deposited:	14 Feb 2011 13:47
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2025 02:52
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/21343
DOI:	10.1042/BST0390175

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