From Acetylene to Ethylene

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Lowe DJ, Fisher K, Thorneley RN. Biochem J (1990) 272(3): 621-5.

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37 citations on March 09, 2012. 

          Acetylene          
              |
              |  reduced ferrodoxin + 2H+ + ATP + H2O
              | /
  nitrogenase |/
     1.18.6.1 | Search GenBank, 2850 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
        Kyoto |\
       ExPASy | \
              |  oxidized ferrodoxin + ADP + Pi
              v
          Ethylene
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Alkyne -----> Alkene (bt0070)
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