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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 802

Q802

Reduction reaction (NO2 to NH3) for nitrate assimilation by enzyme nitrite reductase takes place in

A.
Protoplasm
B.
Mitochondria
C.
Chloroplast
Answer
D.
Nucleus

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Reduction reaction (NO2 to NH3) for nitrate assimilation by enzyme nitrite reductase takes place in Chloroplast.
In photosynthetic eukaryotes, nitrate assimilation is performed by two transport and two reduction steps: the first nitrate is transported into the cell, then a cytosolic Nitrate reductase (NR) catalyzes nitrate reduction nitrite, which subsequently is transported into the chloroplast, where the enzyme Nitrite reductase catalyzes its reduction to ammonium.