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Agriculture · Q816

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 816

Q816

Nitrogen fixing enzyme found in root nodules is

A.
Nitrogen esterase
B.
Nitrogenase
Answer
C.
Nitrase
D.
None of these

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
A nitrogen-fixing enzyme found in root nodules is Nitrogenase.
Nitrogenases are enzymes that are produced by certain bacteria, such as cyanobacteria (blue-green bacteria) and rhizobacteria.
These enzymes are responsible for the reduction of nitrogen (N2) to ammonia (NH3). Nitrogenases are the only family of enzymes known to catalyze this reaction, which is a key step in the process of nitrogen fixation.