Hydrazines as Substrates and Inhibitors of the Archaeal Ammonia Oxidation Pathway
Arne Schatteman, Chloë L. Wright, Andrew T. Crombie, J. Colin Murrell, Laura E. Lehtovirta‐Morley
Abstract
Nitrosocosmicus franklandus" C13 oxidizes hydrazine to dinitrogen gas, and this reaction yields ATP. This provides an important advance in our understanding of the metabolism of AOA and expands the short list of energy-yielding compounds that AOA can use. This study also provides evidence that hydrazines can be useful tools for studying the metabolism of AOA, as they have been for the bacterial ammonia oxidizers.
Topics & Concepts
HydroxylamineArchaeaPhenylhydrazineHydrazine (antidepressant)ChemistryAmmoniaBiochemistryOrganic chemistryGeneMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalAmino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism