Rhodopseudomonas sp. KCTC 1437은 글루타민산이 질소원으로 존재할 때, 포도당으로부터 질소고 정효소 (nitrogenase)에 의해 효율적으로 수소를 생성하였다. in vivo에서 질소고정 효소의 활성도를 조사해 본 결과, 암모니아 이온의 제한 농도에서 키운 균체가 다른 질소원에서 키운 균체보다 더 큰 정도로 수소를 글루타민산 존재하에서 포도당으로부터 생성하였다. 이 균주는 또한 수소 생성의 억제물질 및 조건으로 알려져 있는 암모니아 이온의 높은 농도와 암조건에서 높은 정도로 수소를 생성했는데 이것은 수소효소 (hydrogenase)의 일종인 포르믹산 수소분해효소 (formic hydrogenlyase)에 의한 것이라 고려된다.
Rhodopseudomonas sp. KCTC 1437 evolved molecular hydrogen efficiently under light illuminated anaerobic culture condition in the presence of organic acids and various sugars. especially glucose when low concentration of NH$_4$ + or L-glutamate was added to cultures. It was revealed that hydrogen formation from Rhodopseudomonas sp. KCTC 1437 was mediated by two different enzyme systems. Under the nitrogen limiting condition, hydrogen evolution from glucose was catalyzed by nitrogenase. For the nitrogenase activation in vivo, the precultured cells drown on limiting concentration of NH$_4$$^{+}$ as a sole nitrogen source showed more capacity of hydrogen evolution from glucose in the presence of L-glutamate than any other cells .frown on sufficient concentration of NH$_4$$^{+}$, L-glutamate, NH$_4$$^{+}$, or both of L-glutamate and $N_2$. A significant volume of molecular hydrogen was evolved from glucose even in the presence of excess NH$_4$$^{+}$ either in the light or dark anaerobic condition, presumably due to the mediation of hydrogen evolution by fromic hydrogenlyase.enlyase.
