An alternative path for the evolution of biological nitrogen fixation

Nitrogenase catalyzed nitrogen fixation is the process by which life converts dinitrogen gas into fixed nitrogen in the form of bioavailable ammonia. The most common form of nitrogenase today requires a complex metal cluster containing molybdenum (Mo), although alternative forms exist which contain...

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Main Authors: Eric S Boyd, Trinity L Hamilton, John W. Peters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2011.00205/full