This process uses an enzyme that usually contains molybdenum or vanadium and that is deactivated by oxygen.
This process uses an enzyme that usually contains molybdenum or vanadium and that is deactivated by oxygen. It usually takes place in specialized cells such as heterocysts or in rhizobia bacteria when it lives on the roots of legumes. Bacteria that perform this process are called diazotrophs, and it is important because it allows plants to synthesize amino acids. Name this process by which plants convert an atmospheric molecule into molecules such as ammonia.
This process uses an enzyme that usually contains molybdenum or vanadium and that is deactivated by oxygen.
Nitrogen Fixation (accept other word forms)