Nitrogenase loosens its belt to fix dinitrogen

Milton, Ross Dean

doi:10.1038/s41929-022-00795-2

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Nitrogenase loosens its belt to fix dinitrogen

Contributors

Milton, Ross Dean

Published in

Nature Catalysis, vol. 5, p. 361-362

Publication date

2022-05-25

First online date

2022-05-25

Abstract

Nitrogenase reduces dinitrogen at its iron-sulfur core to produce ammonia by a convoluted mechanism. Now, research highlights the importance of sulfur mobility on nitrogenase’s metallocofactor for nitrogen fixation.

Keywords

Nitrogenase
Nitrogen fixation
Ammonia
Biocatalysis

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"News & Views" article pertaining to: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-022-00782-7

UNIGE affiliation entities

Faculté des sciences / Section de chimie et biochimie / Département de chimie minérale, analytique et appliquée

Funding

Swiss National Science Foundation - NCCR Catalysis (phase I) [51NF40_180544]

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MILTON, Ross Dean. Nitrogenase loosens its belt to fix dinitrogen. In: Nature Catalysis, 2022, vol. 5, p. 361–362. doi: 10.1038/s41929-022-00795-2

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PID : unige:161349
DOI : 10.1038/s41929-022-00795-2

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2520-1158

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