Abstract
Vanadium nitrogenase not only reduces dinitrogen to ammonia but also reduces carbon monoxide to ethylene, ethane, and propane. The parallelism between the two reactions suggests a potential link in mechanism and evolution between the carbon and nitrogen cycles on Earth.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adenosine Triphosphate / metabolism
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Azotobacter vinelandii / enzymology*
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Azotobacter vinelandii / genetics
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Biocatalysis
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Carbon Monoxide / metabolism*
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Ethane / metabolism
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Ethylenes / metabolism
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Evolution, Molecular
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Genes, Bacterial
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Hydrogen / metabolism
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Nitrogen / metabolism
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Nitrogenase / metabolism*
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Oxidation-Reduction
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Propane / metabolism
Substances
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Ethylenes
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Carbon Monoxide
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Hydrogen
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Adenosine Triphosphate
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ethylene
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Nitrogenase
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Ethane
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Nitrogen
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Propane