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Why some nitrogen-processing enzymes are more efficient than others

Nitrogen gas is abundant in Earth's atmosphere, but most living organisms can't readily use it.

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Nitrogen gas is abundant in Earth's atmosphere, but most living organisms can't readily use it. Only a subset of microbes with enzymes known as nitrogenases can break nitrogen gas apart and convert it into ammonia.

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