Enzyme
nitrogenase
[ nahy-troj-uh-neys, -neyz, nahy-truh-juh- ]
Definitions related to nitrogenase:
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An enzyme system that catalyzes the fixing of nitrogen in soil bacteria and blue-green algae (CYANOBACTERIA). EC 1.18.6.1.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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An iron-molybdenum protein which catalyzes the reduction ("fixation") of molecular nitrogen to ammonia in many plants and microorganisms, using reduced ferredoxin and ATP.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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