Understanding how Nature accomplishes the reduction of inert nitrogen gas to form
metabolically tractable ammonia at ambient temperature and pressure has challenged …

Designing biomimetic materials with high activity and customized biological functions by
mimicking the central structure of biomolecules has become an important avenue for the …

Nitrogenase is an active target of heterologous expression because of its importance for
areas related to agronomy, energy, and environment. One major hurdle for expressing an …

The transfer of nitrogen fixation (nif) genes from diazotrophs to non-diazotrophic hosts is of
increasing interest for engineering biological nitrogen fixation. A recombinant Escherichia …

Dissimilatory ferrous iron [Fe (II)] oxidation is a well-established microbial energy generation
strategy. This study aims to comprehensively investigate the distribution and evolution of …

Symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) by rhizobium, a Gram-negative soil bacterium, is an
essential component in the nitrogen cycle and is a sustainable green way to maintain soil …

The biological conversion of N2 to NH3 is accomplished by the nitrogenase family, which is
collectively comprised of three closely related but unique metalloenzymes. In the present …

The functional versatility of the Fe protein, the reductase component of nitrogenase, makes it
an appealing target for heterologous expression, which could facilitate future …

The catalytic moiety of nitrogenases contains two complex metalloclusters: The M‐cluster
(also called cofactor), where the catalytic reduction of substrates takes place, and the …

The global population's rising nutritional needs pose a challenge, demanding a 70% boost
in agricultural efficiency to feed 10 billion people by 2050. This task is complicated by limited …