Practice mode Agronomy

Which enzyme is responsible for biological nitrogen fixation?

Correct answer C. Nitrogenase

Explanation

Nitrogenase, found in nitrogen-fixing bacteria, breaks the strong triple bond of N2 and reduces it to ammonia, a reaction that needs ATP and an oxygen-free environment.

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