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HRID 429701Generated: October 26, 2026

Nitrate → Indole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantNitrateHCID 943—
ReactantNitriteHCID 946—
ReactantEsculinHCID 5281417—
ProductIndoleHCID 798—

Reaction Steps

As assayed with the API-NFT test (bioMerieux S.A., Marcy-l′Etiole, France), strain 2.2N can grow at about 41° C., reduce nitrate to nitrite, hydrolyze esculin and gelatin, and form indole. Strain 2.2N cannot produce yellow pigments, urease, arginine dihydrolase and cytochrome oxidase.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06319497B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_11
ORD IDord-182a5808c5e04e7cbe94fcefac2672c1
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_11