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Nitrate reductase (NR) is an intracellular enzyme commonly occurring in the cytoplasm. This enzyme is the rate-limiting enzyme in nitrate assimilation, and its activity is strongly related to the bioavailability of nitrate. Here a method is described to determine the in vivo NR activity by using the marine macroalga Gracilaria lemaneiformis as the experimental organism.
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Zou, D. (2021). Nitrate Reductase. In: Gao, K., Hutchins, D.A., Beardall, J. (eds) Research Methods of Environmental Physiology in Aquatic Sciences. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5354-7_9
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