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The product(s) of reaction catalyzed by nitrogenase in root nodules of leguminous plants is/are:

Options

  1. ANitrate alone
  2. BAmmonia and oxygen
  3. CAmmonia and hydrogen
  4. DAmmonia alone

Correct answer

C. Ammonia and hydrogen

Step-by-step solution

MECHANISM OF BIOLOGICAL N 2 FIXATION: It takes place in leguminous plants (Fabaceae) by the symbiotic bacterium Rhizobium , which forms nodules in their roots. N 2 is directly converted into an NH 4 + ion, which is used in plant metabolism. Root nodules act as the site for N 2 fixation. It contains all necessary biochemical components like enzyme nitrogenase, leghaemoglobin, that are required in N 2 fixation. Enzyme nitrogenase is a Mo–Fe protein & catalyzes the conversion of atmospheric N 2 to NH 3 . The rea

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