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1.18.6.1: nitrogenase

This is an abbreviated version!
For detailed information about nitrogenase, go to the full flat file.

Word Map on EC 1.18.6.1

Reaction

4 reduced ferredoxin + 8 H+ +

N2
+ 16 ATP + 16 H2O = 4 oxidized ferredoxin +
H2
+ 2 NH3 + 16 ADP + 16 phosphate

Synonyms

ARA, dinitrogenase, EC 1.18.2.1, Kp2, Mo nitrogenase, Mo-dependent nitrogenase, Mo-Fe nitrogenase, Mo-nitrogenase, MoFe protein, MoFe-protein, molybdenum nitrogenase, molybdenum-containing nitrogenase, molybdenum-iron protein, molybdenum-nitrogenase, More, N2ase, nif, nif1, nif2, nifD, NifDK, NifH, NifH2, nifHDK, nifK, nifM, nitrogenase Fe protein, nitrogenase Fe-protein, nitrogenase FeVco, nitrogenase iron-protein, nitrogenase MoFe protein, nitrogenase MoFe-protein, nitrogenase molybdenum iron protein, nitrogenase molybdenum-iron protein, V-nitrogenase, vanadium nitrogenase, vanadium-nitrogenase, VnfDGK, VnfH

ECTree

     1 Oxidoreductases
         1.18 Acting on iron-sulfur proteins as donors
             1.18.6 With dinitrogen as acceptor
                1.18.6.1 nitrogenase

General Stability

General Stability on EC 1.18.6.1 - nitrogenase

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GENERAL STABILITY
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
LITERATURE
Fe protein is salt sensitive
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nitrogenase complex is more stable than either the MoFe protein or the Fe protein alone
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