Energy cost of biological nitrogen fixation
Material type: ArticleLanguage: English Description: p. 77-92Subject(s): LOC classification:- QR 89 .7 B56
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Biological nitrogen (N2) fixation in both free-living and symbiotic organisms is an energy-requiring process dependent upon a supply of carbon and energy. In this paper the energy costs for N2 fixation and nodule respiration in symbiotic systems are compared with those of free-living N2-fixing systems, with the theoretical energy requierement for N2 fixation, and with the cost of utilization of combined N.