- Nitrogenase (flavodoxin)
In
enzymology , a nitrogenase (flavodoxin) (EC number|1.19.6.1) is anenzyme that catalyzes thechemical reaction :6 reduced flavodoxin + 6 H+ + N2 + n ATP ightleftharpoons 6 oxidized flavodoxin + 2 NH3 + n ADP + n phosphate
The 4 substrates of this enzyme are
reduced flavodoxin , H+, N2, and ATP, whereas its 4 products areoxidized flavodoxin , NH3, ADP, andphosphate .This enzyme belongs to the family of
oxidoreductase s, specifically those acting on reduced flavodoxin as dono with dinitrogen as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is reduced flavodoxin:dinitrogen oxidoreductase (ATP-hydrolysing). This enzyme participates innitrogen metabolism . It has 2 cofactors:molybdenum , andIron-sulfur .References
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CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|9013-04-1."Gene Ontology (GO) codes
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