Nitrogen Fixation

• अन्य लेखक: Cid Rigobelo, Everlon (संपादक), Pereira Serra, Ademar (संपादक)
• स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक पुस्तक अध्याय
• भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी
• प्रकाशित: IntechOpen 2020
• श्रृंखला: Biochemistry 11
• विषय: Botany & plant sciences
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF), the process by which gaseous N2 is converted into ammonia (NH3) via the enzyme nitrogenase, is crucial for the availability of nitrogen (N) in the terrestrial ecosystem. Some bacteria have the remarkable capacity to fix atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia under ambien...