Denitrification and aerobic respiration, hybrid electron transport chains and co-evolution.

This paper explores the bioenergetics and potential co-evolution of denitrification and aerobic respiration. The advantages and disadvantages of combining these two pathways in a single, hybrid respiratory chain are discussed and the experimental evidence for the co-respiration of nitrate and oxygen is critically reviewed. A scenario for the co-evolution of the two pathways is presented. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: The evolutionary aspects of bioenergetic systems. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Jianwei Chen, Marc Strous. Denitrification and aerobic respiration, hybrid electron transport chains and co-evolution. Biochimica et biophysica acta. 2013 Feb;1827(2):136-44

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