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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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Vanadium Nitrogenasenitrogenase 3vnfDGK protein, Azotobacter

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Review
2007
Review
2007
Controlled biomineralization by and applications of magnetotactic bacteria.
Review
2004
Review
2004
Substrate interactions with nitrogenase: Fe versus Mo.
Biological nitrogen reduction is catalyzed by a complex two-component metalloenzyme called nitrogenase. For the Mo-dependent… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Seasonal Changes in Nonstructural Carbohydrates, Protein, and Macronutrients in Roots of Alfalfa, Red Clover, Sweetclover, and Birdsfoot Trefoil
Root total nonstructural carbohydrate (TNC) has been studied, but little is known about seasonal trends in proteins and other… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Synthesis of nitrogenase in mutants of the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120 affected in heterocyst development or metabolism
Mutants of Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120 that are incapable of sustained growth with air as the sole source of nitrogen were… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
Molecular basis of biological nitrogen fixation.
PERSPECTIVES AND OVERVIEW 419 CLUES FROM STUDIES OF niJ MUTANTS OF KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE 421 n ifH an d n ijM, Determ inan ts o f… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Characterization of nif regulatory genes in Rhodopseudomonas capsulata using lac gene fusions.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Nitrogen fixation gene (nifL) involved in oxygen regulation of nitrogenase synthesis in K. peumoniae
The enzyme complex nitrogenase, which reduces N2 to NH4+, involves two redox proteins, both irreversibly damaged by O2 (ref. 1… 
Review
1978
Review
1978
Hydrogen metabolism in blue-green algae.
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
The program of protein synthesis during heterocyst differentiation in nitrogen-fixing blue-green algae.
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Control of nitrogenase synthesis in Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Summary: Sulphate-limited continuous cultures of Klebsiella pneumoniae showed a proportional repression of nitrogenase activity… 
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