NEET2020BotanyMineral NutritionActual
The product(s) of reaction catalyzed by nitrogenase in root nodules of leguminous plants is/are:
Options
- ANitrate alone
- BAmmonia and oxygen
- CAmmonia and hydrogen
- 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