Biological Nitrogen Fixation for the 21st Century (Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture)
Contributors: Claudine Elmerich (Editor); A. Kondorosi (Editor); William E. Newton (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: November 30, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 728
ISBN-13: 9780792348344
Subjects: Biochemistry; Botany & plant sciences; Microbiology (non-medical); Technology; Congresses; Agricultural Biotechnology; Agronomy (Specific Aspects); Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Nitrogen; Fixation; Agriculture - Agronomy; Life Sciences - Biochemistry; Science / Botany; Agriculture - General
First sentence: Biological nitrogen fixation is catalyzed by the nitrogenase system, which consists of two component metalloproteins, the iron (Fe-) protein and the molybdenum iron (MoFe-) protein.