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GO: Molecular Function

nitrogenase activity

Term ID

GO:0016163

Synonyms

iron-iron nitrogenase activity
molybdenum-iron nitrogenase activity
reduced ferredoxin:dinitrogen oxidoreductase (ATP-hydrolysing) activity
vanadium-iron nitrogenase activity

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: 8 reduced ferredoxin + 8 H+ + N2 + 16 ATP + 16 H2O = 8 oxidized ferredoxin + 2 NH3 + 16 ADP + 16 phosphate. 15382920

References

EC:1.18.6.1
MetaCyc:NITROGENASE-RXN
RHEA:21448
UM-BBD_enzymeID:e0395

Ontology

GO: Molecular Function QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: oxidoreductase activity, acting on iron-sulfur proteins as donors, dinitrogen as acceptor

oxidoreductase activity, acting on iron-sulfur proteins as donors, dinitrogen as acceptor Show first 5 Terms
inverse has_part: hydrogen generation via nitrogenase

hydrogen generation via nitrogenase Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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