Functional Nitrogenase Cofactor Maturase NifB in Mitochondria and Chloroplasts of <i>Nicotiana benthamiana</i>
Xi Jiang, Diana Coroian, Emma Barahona, Carlos Echávarri‐Erasun, Rocío Castellanos-Rueda, Álvaro Eseverri, Jose A. Aznar‐Moreno, Stefan Burén, Luis M. Rubio
Abstract
Biological nitrogen fixation is the conversion of inert atmospheric dinitrogen gas into nitrogen-reactive ammonia, a reaction catalyzed by the nitrogenase enzyme of diazotrophic bacteria and archaea. Because plants cannot fix their own nitrogen, introducing functional nitrogenase in cereals and other crop plants would reduce our strong dependency on N fertilizers.
Topics & Concepts
Nicotiana benthamianaChloroplastCofactorNitrogenaseMitochondrionChemistryBiochemistryBiologyCell biologyMicrobiologyEnzymeBacteriaNitrogen fixationGeneticsGeneAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisMicrobial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation