Nitrogenase (flavodoxin) explained

Nitrogenase (flavodoxin)
Ec Number:	1.19.6.1
Cas Number:	2598062

Nitrogenase (flavodoxin) is an enzyme with systematic name reduced flavodoxin:dinitrogen oxidoreductase (ATP-hydrolysing).^[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

6 reduced flavodoxin + 6 H⁺ + N₂ + n ATP

\rightleftharpoons 6 oxidized flavodoxin + 2 NH₃ + n ADP + n phosphate

The enzyme is a complex of two proteins containing iron-sulfur centres and molybdenum.

See also

• Nitrogenase

Notes and References

1. Zumft WG, Mortenson LE . The nitrogen-fixing complex of bacteria . Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Bioenergetics . 416 . 1 . 1–52 . March 1975 . 164247 . 10.1016/0304-4173(75)90012-9 .