From Nitrogen to Ammonia

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Zumft WG, Mortenson LE. Biochim Biophys Acta (1975) 416(1): 1-52.

Search Medline titles for nitrogenase AND metabolism of nitrogen AND ammonia.
13 citations on October 01, 2012. 
          Nitrogen           
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              |  8 reduced ferredoxin + 8 H+ + 16 ATP + 16 H2O
              | /
  nitrogenase |/
     1.18.6.1 | Search GenBank, 2850 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
        Kyoto |\
       ExPASy | \
              |  8 oxidized ferredoxin + H2 + 16 ADP + 16 Pi + NH4+
              v
           Ammonia
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