Nitrogenase (flavodoxin)

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Nitrogenase (flavodoxin)
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EC no. 1.19.6.1
CAS no. 2598062
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Nitrogenase (flavodoxin) (EC 1.19.6.1) is an enzyme with systematic name reduced flavodoxin:dinitrogen oxidoreductase (ATP-hydrolysing). [1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Contents

6 reduced flavodoxin + 6 H+ + N2 + n ATP 6 oxidized flavodoxin + 2 NH3 + n ADP + n phosphate

The enzyme is a complex of two proteins containing iron-sulfur centres and molybdenum.

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References

  1. Zumft WG, Mortenson LE (March 1975). "The nitrogen-fixing complex of bacteria". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Bioenergetics. 416 (1): 1–52. doi:10.1016/0304-4173(75)90012-9. PMID   164247.