Nitrogenases are enzymes (EC 1.18.6.1EC 1.19.6.1) that are produced by certain bacteria, such as cyanobacteria (blue-green bacteria) and rhizobacteria. These enzymes are responsible for the reduction of nitrogen (N2) to ammonia (NH3). Nitrogenases are the only family of enzymes known to catalyze this reaction, which is a step in the process of nitrogen fixation. Nitrogen fixation is required for all forms of life, with nitrogen being essential for the biosynthesis of molecules (nucleotides, amino acids) that create plants, animals and other organisms. They are encoded by the Nif genes or homologs. They are related to protochlorophyllide reductase. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)
2023 Articles
170 articles
Nobel symposium #168 Visions of bio-inorganic chemistry: metals and the molecules of life
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- FEBS Lett, 10.1002/1873-3468.14559
Electrochemical experiments define potentials associated with binding of substrates and inhibitors to nitrogenase MoFe protein
- Ting Chen, Lance C Seefeldt, Ting Chen, …, Philip A Ash, Lance C Seefeldt, Kylie A Vincent
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Light Alters the NH3 vs N2 H4 Product Profile in Iron-catalyzed Nitrogen Reduction via Dual Reactivity from an Iron Hydrazido (Fe=NNH2 ) Intermediate
- Pablo Garrido-Barros, Matthew Chalkley, Jonas Peters, …, Pablo Garrido-Barros, Matthew J Chalkley, Jonas C Peters
- Angew Chem Int Ed Engl, 10.1002/anie.202216693
Systematic identification of endogenous strong constitutive promoters from the diazotrophic rhizosphere bacterium Pseudomonas stutzeri DSM4166 to improve its nitrogenase activity
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Nitrogen Fixation and Hydrogen Evolution by Sterically Encumbered Mo-Nitrogenase
- Cécile Cadoux, Daniel Ratcliff, Nevena Maslać, …, Sascha Hoogendoorn, Tristan Wagner, Ross D Milton
- None, 10.1021/jacsau.3c00165
Molecular Mechanism and Agricultural Application of the NifA-NifL System for Nitrogen Fixation
- Wenyao Zhang, Yihang Chen, Keyang Huang, …, Keyang Huang, Feng Wang, Ziqing Mei
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A Broad Light-Harvesting Conjugated Oligoelectrolyte Enables Photocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation in a Bacterial Biohybrid
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- Angew Chem Int Ed Engl, 10.1002/anie.202307101
A conformational equilibrium in the nitrogenase MoFe protein with an α-V70I amino acid substitution illuminates the mechanism of H2 formation
- Dmitriy A Lukoyanov, Zhi-Yong Yang, Krista Shisler, …, Dennis R Dean, Lance C Seefeldt, Brian M Hoffman
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Acetylene reduction assay for nitrogenase activity in root nodules under salinity stress
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2022 Articles
22 articles
Enzymatic Fischer-Tropsch-Type Reactions
- Yilin Hu, Chi Chung Lee, Mario Grosch, …, Joseph B Solomon, Wolfgang Weigand, Markus W Ribbe
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Ammonia from dinitrogen at ambient conditions by organometallic catalysts
- Debashree Bora, Firdaus Rahaman Gayen, Debashree Bora, Firdaus Rahaman Gayen, Biswajit Saha
- None, 10.1039/d2ra06156b
Synthesis of a Fe3-Carbyne Motif by Oxidation of an Alkyl Ligated Iron-Sulfur (WFe3S3) Cluster
- Anna G Scott, Theodor Agapie, Anna G Scott, …, Theodor Agapie, Anna G Scott, Theodor Agapie
- J Am Chem Soc, 10.1021/jacs.2c04826
Photosynthetic Polymer Dots-Bacteria Biohybrid System Based on Transmembrane Electron Transport for Fixing CO2 into Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate
- Wen Yu, Mariia V Pavliuk, Aijie Liu, …, Fengting Lv, Haining Tian, Shu Wang
- ACS Appl Mater Interfaces, 10.1021/acsami.2c18831
Isotopic evidence for increased carbon and nitrogen exchanges between peatland plants and their symbiotic microbes with rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations since 15,000 cal. year BP
- Qiannan Yang, Ziping Liu, Benjamin Z Houlton, …, Xianlei Fan, Bai Liu, Edith Bai
- Glob Chang Biol, 10.1111/gcb.16578
The balance between photosynthesis and respiration explains the niche differentiation between Crocosphaera and Cyanothece
- Takako Masuda, Keisuke Inomura, Meng Gao, …, Gábor Steinbach, Josef Komenda, OndÅ™ej Prášil
- None, 10.1016/j.csbj.2022.11.029
Basal Plane-Activated Boron-Doped MoS2 Nanosheets for Efficient Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis
- Xiaoyue Chen, Shucao Lu, Yanjiao Wei, …, Xu Wang, Min Ma, Jian Tian
- ChemSusChem, 10.1002/cssc.202202265
The Use of Redox Mediators in Electrocatalysis and Electrosynthesis
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Bacterial dynamics during the burial of starch-based bioplastic and oxo-low-density-polyethylene in compost soil
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