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The enzyme needed for nitrogen fixation is nitrogenase. However, this enzyme is inactivated by oxygen, but at the same time, oxygen is needed for the bacteria to reduce nitrogen to ammonia. This ambiguity is explained by the function of Leghemoglobin, which transports oxygen at a low but stable concentration allowing for the symbiotic operation of nitrogenase activity and bacterial respiration. | The enzyme needed for nitrogen fixation is nitrogenase. However, this enzyme is inactivated by oxygen, but at the same time, oxygen is needed for the bacteria to reduce nitrogen to ammonia. This ambiguity is explained by the function of Leghemoglobin, which transports oxygen at a low but stable concentration allowing for the symbiotic operation of nitrogenase activity and bacterial respiration. | ||
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==Implications and Applications== | ==Implications and Applications== | ||
