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In order to fix nitrogen, legume nodules require Leghemoglobin. In 1958, Bergersen and Appleby showed that only the ferrous form of Leghemoglobin binds to oxygen in the cytoplasm of the infected plant cells. (Ref 1). Therefore, the function of Leghemoglobin is to carry the oxygen for the bacterial respiration, as well as for nitrogen fixation. | In order to fix nitrogen, legume nodules require Leghemoglobin. In 1958, Bergersen and Appleby showed that only the ferrous form of Leghemoglobin binds to oxygen in the cytoplasm of the infected plant cells. (Ref 1). Therefore, the function of Leghemoglobin is to carry the oxygen for the bacterial respiration, as well as for nitrogen fixation. | ||
