1.7.7.1 ascorbic acid addition of ascorbic acid to a reconstituted system composed of nitrite reductase and ferredoxin proteins leads to reduction of nitrite at a rate nearly equal to that is obtainable with the NADPH/ferredoxin-NADPH-reductase/ferredoxin-nitrite reductase system 725117 1.7.7.1 additional information no activation after treatment with 100 mM NaCl 676651