Preferred Label : nitrogen fixation;
IUPAC definition : The assimilation of atmospheric nitrogen by microbial reduction to ammonia and conversion
into organonitrogen compounds such as amino acids. Only a limited number of microorganisms
are able to fix nitrogen.;
Origin ID : N04159;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
The assimilation of atmospheric nitrogen by microbial reduction to ammonia and conversion
into organonitrogen compounds such as amino acids. Only a limited number of microorganisms
are able to fix nitrogen.