Biological nitrogen fixation

Layer 3 — Biologyin the Plant Biology subtree

Conversion of N2 to NH3 by nitrogenase (MoFe protein + Fe protein), ~16 ATP per N2 reduced. Oxygen-labile. Found in diazotrophs (Rhizobium-legume symbiosis, cyanobacteria, free-living soil bacteria).

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