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PRONUNCIATION OF NITROGENASE

nitrogenase  [naɪˈtrɒdʒəˌneɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NITROGENASE

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Nitrogenase is a noun.
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WHAT DOES NITROGENASE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nitrogenase

Nitrogenases are enzymes used by some organisms to fix atmospheric nitrogen gas. There is only one known family of enzymes that accomplishes this process. Dinitrogen is quite inert because of the strength of its N≡N triple bond. Nitrogenase Whilst the equilibrium formation of ammonia from molecular hydrogen and nitrogen has an overall negative enthalpy of reaction, the energy barrier to activation is very high without the assistance of catalysis. In addition to reducing agents, such as dithionite in vitro, or ferredoxin or flavodoxin in vivo, the enzymatic reduction of dinitrogen to ammonia therefore also requires an input of chemical energy, released from the hydrolysis of ATP, to overcome the activation energy barrier. The enzyme is composed of the heterotetrameric MoFe protein that is transiently associated with the homodimeric Fe protein. Electrons for the reduction of nitrogen are supplied to nitrogenase when it associates with the reduced, nucleotide-bound homodimeric Fe protein. The heterocomplex undergoes cycles of association and disassociation to transfer one electron, which is the rate-limiting step in nitrogen reduction.

Definition of nitrogenase in the English dictionary

The definition of nitrogenase in the dictionary is an enzyme of nitrogen-fixing bacteria that brings about the conversion of molecular nitrogen to ammonia.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NITROGENASE


arginase
ˈɑːdʒɪˌneɪz
asparaginase
əˈspærədʒɪˌneɪz
collagenase
ˈkɒlədʒəˌneɪz
dehydrogenase
diːˈhaɪdrədʒəˌneɪz
dextranase
ˈdɛkstrəˌneɪz
euthanase
ˈjuːθəˌneɪz
euthanaze
ˈjuːθəˌneɪz
glutaminase
ɡluːˈtæmɪˌneɪz
hexokinase
ˌhɛksəʊˈkaɪneɪz
hydrogenase
ˈhaɪdrɪdʒəˌneɪz
kinase
ˈkaɪneɪz
lyonnaise
ˌlaɪəˈneɪz
manes
ˈmɑːneɪz
mayonnaise
ˌmeɪəˈneɪz
Naze
neɪz
oxygenase
ˈɒksɪdʒəˌneɪz
polonaise
ˌpɒləˈneɪz
transaminase
trænzˈæmɪˌneɪz
tyrosinase
ˌtaɪrəʊsɪˈneɪz
urokinase
ˌjʊərəʊˈkaɪneɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NITROGENASE

nitrogelatin
nitrogelatine
nitrogen
nitrogen cycle
nitrogen dioxide
nitrogen fixation
nitrogen gas
nitrogen monoxide
nitrogen mustard
nitrogen peroxide
nitrogen tetroxide
nitrogen-fixing
nitrogenisation
nitrogenise
nitrogenization
nitrogenize
nitrogenous
nitroglycerin
nitroglycerine
nitrohydrochloric acid

WORDS THAT END LIKE NITROGENASE

deaminase
enterokinase
glucokinase
guanase
histaminase
insulinase
lecithinase
penicillinase
proteinase
streptokinase
thiaminase
thrombokinase

Synonyms and antonyms of nitrogenase in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «nitrogenase» into 25 languages

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The translations of nitrogenase from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nitrogenase» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

固氮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nitrogenasa
570 millions of speakers

English

nitrogenase
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nitrogenase
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النيتروجينيز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нитрогеназа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nitrogenase
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

nitrogenase
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nitrogénase
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nitrogenase
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nitrogenase
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ニトロゲナーゼ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

질소 고정
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nitrogenase
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nitrogenase
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நைட்ரஜீனேஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नायट्रोजनझ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nitrojeniz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nitrogenasi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nitrogenazy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нитрогеназа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nitrogenase
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

nitrogenase
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nitrogenase
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nitrogenas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nitrogenase
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nitrogenase

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NITROGENASE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NITROGENASE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nitrogenase

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NITROGENASE»

Discover the use of nitrogenase in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nitrogenase and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Biological Inorganic Chemistry: Structure and Reactivity
7120 (a heterocyst-forming cyanobacterium). Xll. 3. 4. Relationships among Nitrogenases With a single exception (see Section XII. 3.4.3), all nitrogen-fixing organisms have the Mo-nitrogenase. As mentioned above, there are two other types of ...
Ivano Bertini, 2007
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The Prokaryotes: Vol. 6: Proteobacteria: Gamma Subclass
Both observations have led to detailed investigations on the role of oxygen in the nitrogenase complex. Experiments revealed that in Azotobacter a special mechanism operates which protects the oxygen-sensitive nitrogenase from oxygen ...
Martin Dworkin, Stanley Falkow, 2006
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Nitrogen Fixation: Fundamentals and Applications: ...
PHOTOSTIMULATION OF NITROGENASE REACTION IN VITRO FOR INVESTIGATION OF NITROGENASE MECHANISM ACTION SYRTSOVAL.A., DRUZfflNIN S.Yu., KHRAMOV A.V., MORAVSKY A.P. Institute of Chemical Physics of Russian ...
Igor A. Tikhonovich, 1995
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Biology of the Nitrogen Cycle
The other two combinations are also found; A. chroococcum has both a Mo- and V-nitrogenase, whereas Rhodobacter capsulatus has a Mo- and Fe-nitrogenase [ 1, 2]. Which nitrogenase is expressed depends on the availability of Mo and V in  ...
Hermann Bothe, Stuart Ferguson, William Edward Newton, 2007
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New Scientist
(The reduction of acetylene is a standard test of the activity of nitrogenase fixing systems, see Box). Most important, trace levels of molybdenum that would have stimulated the growth of the original strain inhibited the growth of the deleted one.
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Biochemistry
The vanadium nitrogenase has been demonstrated in Azotobacter chro- ococctim and A. vinelandii, both of these are obligate aerobic diazotrophic bacteria. It has been observed that purified V-nitrogenase catalyzes the reduction of acetylene ...
Keshav Trehan, 1990
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Nitrogen Fixation in Tropical Cropping Systems
As well as the reduction of N2 to NH3, nitrogenase will reduce a number of other substrates that contain triple bonds. The most important of these alternative substrates is acetylene, which is reduced to ethylene, as this reaction forms the basis ...
K. E. Giller, 2001
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Nitrogen Fixation at the Millennium
Moreover, all three nitrogenase types are found in A. vinelandii. The expression of each nitrogenase is under hierarchical control through the availability of either Mo or V in the growth medium [65,66]. Whenever Mo is available, expression of ...
G.J. Leigh, 2002
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Biotechnology
still. Nitrogenase synthesis begins again when ammonia is eliminated. It is known that certain aniino acids, particularly aspartic acid, stimulated the formation of nitrogenase after ammonia had been exhausted from the medium supporting ...
‎1990
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Ecology of Cyanobacteria II: Their Diversity in Space and Time
4.22 Effect of sulphide on nitrogenase activity (acetylene reduction, ARA) in: (a) mat of the heterocystous Anabaena sp. (lagoon, Atlantic coast of France); (b) mat of non-heterocystous cyanobacteria (Oscillatoria sp. and Phormidium sp.) ...
Brian A. Whitton, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NITROGENASE»

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6 junior faculty members named 2015-16 UCI Hellman Fellows
... the nitrogenase mechanism and nitrogen fixation and assembly, with an emphasis on the genetic manipulation of nitrogenase enzymes. «UCI News, Jul 15»
2
Rhizobium–legume symbiosis in the absence of Nod factors: two …
Using cytological analysis of the nodules and the nitrogenase enzyme activity as markers, a gradient in the symbiotic interaction between ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
3
"Plant Intelligence" Is Programmed, Not Intrinsic
These bacteria have an enzyme called nitrogenase that so far has defied our attempts to understand it or duplicate it. Even though legumes ... «Discovery Institute, Jun 15»
4
Iron-sulfur proteins hiding in plain sight
... many of the known and highly characterized iron-sulfur proteins, including bacterial ferredoxins and nitrogenase, are bacterial. The key to the ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
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US scientists find way to accelerate ammonia production
The research team identified that the nitrogenase MoFe enzyme, which produces ammonia without added hydrogen, is being hindered by Fe ... «Chemicals Technology, Jun 15»
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Electron-delivering protein manipulates natural catalyst, changing …
This little protein delivers electrons to the larger nitrogenase MoFe enzyme. The smaller protein's actions limit the enzyme's speed. Recently ... «Phys.Org, Jun 15»
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Nitrogenase diversity and activity in the gastrointestinal tract of the …
Nitrogenase activity, measured by acetylene reduction assays, could be detected in freshly dissected GI tract material and also from anaerobic ... «Nature.com, Apr 15»
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Why nodulation fails
... calcium are especially important for either nodule formation or for the proper activity of the nitrogen-fixing enzyme, nitrogenase,” she says. «Grainews, Mar 15»
9
Bacteria Got an Early Fix on Nitrogen
But most of the biosphere's usable nitrogen is the result of bacteria employing an enzyme called nitrogenase to pull nitrogen out of the air. «Scientific American, Feb 15»
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Origin of nitrogen-fixing life on Earth pushed back a billion years …
... its source was 3.2-billion-year-old "biological nitrogen-fixation, most likely using molybdenum-based nitrogenase," the researchers wrote. «OregonLive.com, Feb 15»

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