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Nitrogenase

Known as: Dinitrogenase, Nitrogenase [Chemical/Ingredient], Reduced ferredoxin:dinitrogen oxidoreductase (ATP-hydrolysing) 
An enzyme system that catalyzes the fixing of nitrogen in soil bacteria and blue-green algae (CYANOBACTERIA). EC 1.18.6.1.
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Review
2018
Review
2018
New Opportunities Opened by Nanosheets photocatalysts for Efficient N2 fixation
Please note that technical editing may introduce minor changes to the text and/or graphics, which may alter content. The journal… 
1984
1984
Mononuclear active sites of molybdoenzymes: chemical approaches to structure and reactivity
Abstract 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Reactions with the oxidized iron protein of Azotobacter vinelandii nitrogenase: formation of a 2Fe center.
The Fe-S center of oxidized Fe protein from Azotobacter vinelandii nitrogenase is decomposed by alpha,alpha'-dipyridyl in a… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Activation of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Rhizobium meliloti nitrogenase promoters by gln (ntr) regulatory proteins.
We have studied the expression, in different Escherichia coli gln (ntr) mutants, of fusions (constructed in vitro) of the nifHDK… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Nitrogenase: the reaction between the Fe protein and bathophenanthrolinedisulfonate as a probe for interactions with MgATP.
The reaction between the Fe(II) chelating agent, bathophenanthrolinedisulfonate, and the iron-sulfur cluster in the Fe protein of… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
The nitrogenase system of Spirillum lipoferum.
The nitrogenase system of Spirillum lipoferum was separated into three components, the normal Mo-Fe and Fe proteins as well as an… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Interactions of heterologous nitrogenase components that generate catalytically inactive complexes.
A unique method is described for inhibiting nitrogenase. When Clostridium pasteurianum nitrogenase is assayed in the presence of… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
The molybdenum--iron protein of Klebsiella pneumoniae nitrogenase. Evidence for non-identical subunits from peptide 'mapping'.
The molybdenum- and iron-containing protein components of nitrogenase purified from Klebsiella pneumoniae, Azotobacter vinelandii… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Kinetic studies of nitrogenase from soya-bean root-nodule bacteroids.
The apparent Michaelis constants [K'(N(2)) and K'(C(2)H(2))] and the corresponding apparent maximum velocity values (V') for soya… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Hydrogen reactions of nitrogenase. Formation of the molecule HD by nitrogenase and by an inorganic model.
Abstract HD formation from either D2 and H2O or H2 and D2O is shown to be catalyzed by N2-fixing extracts of Azotobacter… 
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