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Which enzymes has molybdenum as a component?
Which enzymes has molybdenum as a component?
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The correct option is B Nitrogenase
Nitrogen fixation is the conversion of inert atmospheric nitrogen into utilisable compounds of nitrogen like nitrate, ammonia and amino acids. Nitrogen fixation can be biological or abiological. In symbiotic nitrogen fixation, the free molecules of gaseous nitrogen are converted into ammonia using ATP and electrons and hydrogen from the host plant. The enzyme catalyzing this reaction is nitrogenase. Nitrogenase is a molybdoflavoprotein. Molybdenum is also required for the activity of nitrate reductase.So, the correct answer is 'Nitrogenase'
Nitrogen fixation is the conversion of inert atmospheric nitrogen into utilisable compounds of nitrogen like nitrate, ammonia and amino acids. Nitrogen fixation can be biological or abiological. In symbiotic nitrogen fixation, the free molecules of gaseous nitrogen are converted into ammonia using ATP and electrons and hydrogen from the host plant. The enzyme catalyzing this reaction is nitrogenase. Nitrogenase is a molybdoflavoprotein. Molybdenum is also required for the activity of nitrate reductase.
So, the correct answer is 'Nitrogenase'
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