nitrogenase

See also: Nitrogenase and nitrogénase

English

Etymology

From nitrogen +‎ -ase.

Noun

nitrogenase (plural nitrogenases)

  1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme, especially in nitrogen-fixing bacteria, that catalyzes the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia.

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