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An enzyme of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms that catalyzes the conversion of nitrogen to ammonia
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nitrogenase
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Nitrogenase (flavodoxin) is an enzyme with systematic name reduced flavodoxin:dinitrogen oxidoreductase (ATP-hydrolysing) . This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction 6 reduced flavodoxin + 6 H + N + n ATP $\rightleftharpoons$ 6 oxidized flavodoxin ...
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n. an enzyme of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms that catalyzes the conversion of nitrogen to ammonia
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n. (context enzyme English) Any enzyme, especially in nitrogen-fixing bacteria, that catalyzes the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia.