Vanadium nitrogenase molecule. Computer illustration showing the homocitrate cofactor (spheres and sticks) in the active site of a vanadium nitrogenase molecule (white). Nitrogenases are enzymes produced by certain bacteria that are key for the process of nitrogen fixation. They catalyse the reduction of dinitrogen (N2) gas to ammonium at a complex heterometallic cofactor. The reaction occurs at the FeV cofactor (FeVco) with the aid of homocitrate and carbonate ion. | |
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