Definition of Nitrogenase

1. Noun. An enzyme of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms that catalyzes the conversion of nitrogen to ammonia.

Generic synonyms: Enzyme

Definition of Nitrogenase

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Nitrogenase

1. Nitrogenase is a member of a family of enzymes found in nitrogen fixing bacteria that reduce nitrogen to ammonia (also ethylene to acetylene). This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nitrogenase

nitrocotton
nitroform
nitrofuran
nitrofurans
nitrofurans
nitrofurantoin
nitrofurantoin
nitrofurantoin polyneuropathy
nitrofurazone
nitrogen
nitrogen
nitrogen-13
nitrogen-14
nitrogen-15
nitrogenase (current term)
nitrogenase (current term)
nitrogenases
nitrogenase complex
nitrogenase reductase
nitrogenise
nitrogenize
nitrogenize
nitrogenous
nitrogenous
nitrogenous base
nitrogenous group transferases
nitrogens
nitrogen balance
nitrogen balance
nitrogen compounds

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