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Nitrogenase
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Definition
: An enzyme system that catalyzes the fixing of nitrogen in soil bacteria and blue-green algae (CYANOBACTERIA). EC 1.18.6.1.
Examples
Dinitrogenase Reductase
;
Molybdoferredoxin
Other names
Dinitrogenase; Nitrogenase, Vanadium; Vanadium Nitrogenase
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
*
vnfDGK protein, Azotobacter
EC 1.-
*Bacterial Proteins
*Nitrogenase.
Met Ions Biol Syst 1995;31:363-405
nitrogenase 3
EC 1.18.6.1
*Bacterial Proteins
*Nitrogenase.
Mol Gen Genet 1991;227(3):481