scholarly journals Influence of Partial Pressures of Acetylene and Nitrogen upon Nitrogenase Activity of Species of Beijerinckia

1977 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 593 ◽  
Author(s):  
IC MacRae
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Fixation ◽  
Spectrophotometric Method ◽  
Acetylene Reduction ◽  
Nitrogenase Activity ◽  
Optical Emission ◽  
Molar Ratios ◽  
Partial Pressures ◽  
Beijerinckia Indica

Acetylene reduction and nitrogen fixation by strains of Beijerinckia indica and B. lacticogenes increased with increased partial pressures of acetylene and nitrogen up to 80 kPa. The optical emission spectrophotometric method was used for the determination of 14N : 15N ratios. The molar ratios of acetylene to nitrogen varied greatly from the theoretical value.

Nitrogen fixation (acetylene reduction) by Klebsiella pneumoniae in association with 'Park' Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.)

1981 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. V. Wood ◽  
R. V. Klucas ◽  
R. C. Shearman
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Fixation ◽  
Klebsiella Pneumoniae ◽  
Ethylene Production ◽  
Acetylene Reduction ◽  
Nitrogenase Activity ◽  
Poa Pratensis ◽  
Kentucky Bluegrass ◽  
Surface Sterilization ◽  
Reducing Activity ◽  
Acetylene Reducing Activity

Turfs of 'Park' Kentucky bluegrass reestablished in the greenhouse and inoculated with Klebsiella pneumoniae (W6) showed significantly increased nitrogen fixation (acetylene reduction) compared with control turfs. Mean ethylene production rates per pot were 368 nmol h−1 for K. pneumoniae treated turfs, 55 nmol h−1 for heat-killed K. pneumoniae treated turfs, and 44 nmol h−1 for untreated turfs. Calculated lag periods before activity was observed were generally very short (less than 1 h).When 'Park' Kentucky bluegrass was grown from seed on soil-less medium of Turface, a fired aggregate clay, inoculation with K. pneumoniae (W6) resulted in 9 of 11 turfs showing nitrogenase activity (mean ethylene producion rate per pot was 195 nmol h−1). Only 3 of 11 turfs treated with heat-killed K. pneumoniae showed any activity and their mean rate of ethylene production (40 nmol h−1 per pot) was significantly lower than that for turfs treated with K. pneumoniae.Using the 'Park'–Turface soil-less model system it was shown that acetylene reducing activity was (i) root associated, (ii) generally highest at a depth of 1–4 cm below the surface, (iii) enhanced by washing excised roots, and (iv) inhibited by surface sterilization of excised roots. Klebsiella pneumoniae was recovered from Turface and roots showing acetylene reducing activity.

Potential for nitrogen fixation in the rhizosphere and habitat of natural stands of the wild rice Zizania aquatica

1979 ◽  
Vol 57 (11) ◽  
pp. 1285-1291 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. T. Ogan
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Fixation ◽  
Water Column ◽  
Acetylene Reduction ◽  
Wild Rice ◽  
Heterotrophic Bacteria ◽  
Nitrogenase Activity ◽  
Early Summer ◽  
Zizania Aquatica ◽  
Natural Stands ◽  
Root Surfaces

The potential for nitrogen fixation in the rhizosphere and habitat of natural stands of Zizania aquatica (L) was studied by the acetylene reduction method. The data obtained suggested that this potential exists in the water column, the rhizosphere soil of the wild rice habitat, and on the root surfaces of the plants.In situ determination of rates of nitrogen fixation in the water column showed low but significant levels only in late spring – early summer and the rate was thought to be dependent on the presence of the blue-green algae Aphanizomenon. Laboratory experimental evidence showed that acetylene reduction by rhizosphere surface soil was attributable to Oscillatoria species while bacteria were more active in the subsurface soil and on the root surfaces. The bacteria-mediated nitrogenase activity was often preceded by a long lag period. The heterotrophic bacteria involved were enumerated, isolated, and characterised and they belong to the genera Azotobacter and Clostridium. Algal components of blooms occurring within the stands of Zizania at various times were identified.

scholarly journals Development of a spectrophotometric method for determination of ions Cu (II) C N- (2-hydroxybenzoyl) -N '- (p-tosil)hydrazine in ammonia media

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-113
Author(s):  
Yulia B. Elchishcheva ◽  
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Ksenia S. Gorbunova ◽  
Petr T. Pavlov ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Complex Compound ◽  
Spectrophotometric Method ◽  
Light Absorption ◽  
Conductometric Titration ◽  
Calibration Graph ◽  
Optimal Time ◽  
Optimal Conditions ◽  
Molar Ratios ◽  
Photometric Technique

A spectrophotometric method for the determination of Cu (II) ions with N- (2-hydroxybenzoyl) -N '- (p-tosyl) hydrazine (GBSH) in ammonia media has been developed. The optimal conditions for the formation of a complex compound are found: the wavelength of maximum light absorption; pH complexation; optimal time for color development; the amount of photometric reagent. Under optimal conditions of complexation of GBSG with Cu (Ⅱ) ions (λ = 401 nm, pH = 9.2, τ = 30 minutes, VGBSG = 3.75 ml), a calibration graph is constructed. The Bouguer-Lambert-Beer law is fulfilled in the range from 0.13 to 1.59 mg Cu (II) / 25 ml. The true molar light absorption coefficient of the complex compound of HBSG with Cu (Ⅱ) ions in the ammonia medium was 1480. The molar ratios in the solution of the complex compound were determined by the methods of saturation, shift of equilibria and conductometric titration - [Cu (Ⅱ)]: [HBSG] = 1: 1. According to Babko's method, the conditional constant of stability of the GBSG complex with Cu (Ⅱ) ions was calculated and it was 4.4 × 1010. The reproducibility and relative error of the developed photometric technique were determined by the method of mathematical statistics.

Fixation, accumulation, and distribution of nitrogen in a crop of Lupinus angustifolius cv. Unicrop

1977 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 237
Author(s):  
P Farrington ◽  
EAN Greenwood ◽  
ZV Titmanis ◽  
MJ Trinick ◽  
DW Smith
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Fixation ◽  
Nitrogen Content ◽  
Acetylene Reduction ◽  
Grain Filling ◽  
Plant Nitrogen ◽  
Balance Sheets ◽  
Reduction Assay ◽  
Beginning Of Flowering ◽  
Proportional Distribution

A lupin crop was sampled each week to measure nitrogen fixation by acetylene reduction assay and for determination of the total nitrogen content on the organs on each axis of the plant. Nitrogen fixation started 5 weeks after sowing, reached its maximum rate per plant at the beginning of flowering on the main axis, and ceased during the period of rapid grain filling, which was 4 weeks before maturity. Plants did not accumulate measurable quantities of nitrogen until 2 weeks after the start of nodular fixation as indicated by acetylene reduction. In the vegetative phase within each order of axes most nitrogen went to the leaves before they senesced. During the first half of the period of rapid grain filling, both the weight and the concentration of nitrogen in the grain increased at the expense of the vegetative components. Balance sheets for nitrogen content and the current proportional distribution of nitrogen are presented for three occasions at weeks 8-9, weeks 15-16 and weeks 18–19. Waterlogging greatly decreased acetylene reduction and plant growth.

scholarly journals A Simple Spectrophotometric Method for Determination of Glyoxylic Acid in Its Synthesis Mixture

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Mazhar Abdulwahed ◽  
Lamia Mamoly ◽  
Wael Bosnali
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Spectrophotometric Method ◽  
Glycolic Acid ◽  
Glyoxylic Acid ◽  
Reference Method ◽  
Recovery Ratio ◽  
Molar Ratios ◽  
Relative Standard ◽  
Reaction Stoichiometry

A new simple and reliable spectrophotometric method is described to determine glyoxylic acid in its synthesis reaction mixture containing oxalic acid, glycolic acid, acetic acid, glyoxal, and ethylene glycol by means of a modified Hopkins–Cole reaction between glyoxylic acid and tryptophan in presence of ferric chloride and concentrated sulphuric acid. The linear range of glyoxylic acid concentration is 0–0.028 M. The limits of detection (LOD) and quantitation (LOQ) are 0.0019 M and 0.00577 M, respectively. The LOD, LOQ, standard deviation, relative standard deviation, and recovery ratio of the proposed method are comparable with a selected HPLC reference method. Both methods displayed same precision and credibility. Reaction stoichiometry between tryptophan and glyoxylic acid is assumed to be 2 : 3. Reaction mechanism has been postulated based on identified molar ratios of reactants. Glyoxal gave a negative test with tryptophan although it is a dialdehyde.

Nitrogen Fixation (Acetylene Reduction) Associated with Sea Urchins (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) Feeding on Seaweeds and Eelgrass

1977 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 416-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. L. Guerinot ◽  
W. Fong ◽  
D. G. Patriquin
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Fixation ◽  
Acetylene Reduction ◽  
Sea Urchins ◽  
Nitrogenase Activity ◽  
Average Rate ◽  
Strongylocentrotus Droebachiensis ◽  
Molar Ratio ◽  
Laminaria Digitata ◽  
Bare Rock ◽  
Nitrogenase Activities

Sea urchins feeding in different macrophyte zones in St. Margaret's Bay, Nova Scotia, in November and December 1975 were examined for nitrogenase activity using the acetylene reduction technique. For sea urchins feeding on Laminaria digitata and L. longicruris, the average rate of acetylene reduction was equivalent to N2 fixation of 55 μg N2 per sea urchin per day assuming a 3:1 molar ratio of C2H2 reduction to N2 fixation. Lower nitrogenase activities were observed for sea urchins feeding on Agarum cribrosum and Zostera marina, and no nitrogenase activity was observed for sea urchins taken from bare rock substrate on which kelp had been absent for 4 yr. Samples of separated digestive tracts but not the degutted bodies of sea urchins exhibited nitrogenase activity, suggesting that the digestive tract is the site of nitrogen fixation in whole sea urchins.

Seasonal and diurnal variation of nitrogenase activity (acetylene reduction) in barrel medic (Medicago truncatula Gaertn.) grown in pots

1978 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 951 ◽  
Author(s):  
JJ Ruegg ◽  
AM Alston
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Fixation ◽  
Diurnal Variation ◽  
Medicago Truncatula ◽  
Acetylene Reduction ◽  
Time Course ◽  
Nitrogenase Activity ◽  
Seasonal Pattern ◽  
Molar Ratio ◽  
Multiple Use ◽  
Seasonal And Diurnal Variation

Seasonal and diurnal variation of nitrogenase activity in Medicago truncatula Gaertn. was measured by means of the acetylene reduction assay on plants grown in pots. In a glasshouse set at 20°C, the seasonal pattern of acetylene reduction (AR) activity was closely correlated with dry weight and photosynthetic area. Short-term fluctuations in AR activity were mainly associated with irradiance. Measurements made of the diurnal variation of AR activity showed that rates of AR at noon were 10–60% (average 33%) higher than the mean daily rates. Effects of defoliation and shading gave further evidence for the importance of light and recent photosynthate for nitrogen fixation in root nodules of legumes. Values for acetylene reduction integrated over time were highly correlated with the total amount of nitrogen in the plant. The molar ratio of acetylene reduced to nitrogen accumulated by the plants at the end of the experiment was 1.2 : 1. The significance of this value is discussed. Multiple use of the same plant material to study the time course of nitrogen fixation by the AR assay was found to be feasible under certain conditions.

scholarly journals A Simple Spectrophotometric Method for Determination of Glyoxylic Acid in Its Synthesis Mixture

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mazhar Abdulwahed ◽  
Lamia Mamoly ◽  
Wael Bosnali
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Spectrophotometric Method ◽  
Glyoxylic Acid ◽  
Reference Method ◽  
Recovery Ratio ◽  
Molar Ratios ◽  
Relative Standard ◽  
Concentrated Sulfuric Acid ◽  
Reaction Stoichiometry

A submitted manuscript to International Journal of Analytical Chemistry:<div><br><div>A new spectrophotometric method is described to determine glyoxylic acid in its synthesis reaction mixture by means of a modified Hopkins-Cole reaction between glyoxylic acid and tryptophan in presence of ferric chloride and concentrated sulfuric acid. The linear range of glyoxylic acid concentration is 0 - 0.028 M. The LOD and LOQ are 0.0019 M and 0.00577 M, respectively. The LOD, LOQ, standard deviation, relative standard deviation and recovery ratio of the proposed method are comparable with a selected HPLC reference method. Both methods displayed same precision and credibility. Reaction stoichiometry between tryptophan and glyoxylic acid is assumed to be 2:3. Reaction mechanism has been postulated based on identified molar ratios of reactants. Glyoxal gave a negative test with tryptophan although it is a di-aldehyde. </div></div>

Nitrogen Fixation by Native Australian Legumes

1981 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 143 ◽  
Author(s):  
AC Lawrie
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Fixation ◽  
Acetylene Reduction ◽  
Sand Dune ◽  
Nitrogenase Activity ◽  
Root Nodules ◽  
Sand Dunes ◽  
Late Summer ◽  
Open Forest ◽  
Seasonal And Diurnal Variations ◽  
Major Factors

Nitrogen fixation was studied by the acetylene-reduction technique in root nodules of 10 native Australian legumes in three habitats in Victoria: low open-forest. sandy heathland and coastal sand dunes. Nodular activity reached a maximum in spring (and in autumn in sand-dune species), declined to a minimum in late summer and continued at a low level throughout winter. Mean nitrogenase activity was 1.73 μmol C2H2 reduced g-1 fresh wt nodules h-1, with spring maxima 8-250 times summer minima. It is suggested that variations in rainfall and temperature were the major factors influencing seasonal variations in nodular activity. Estiniates of minimum acetylene reduction per hectare per year were derived from measurements of seasonal and diurnal variations in acetylene reduction and abundance of nodules per hectare, and were used to derive approximate minimum values for nitrogen fixation of 0.004-0.746 kg ha-1 yr-1. The quantities of nitrogen fixed are compared with other reports and the significance of nitrogen fixation by these native legumes is discussed.

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