Question

Bacteria and archaea carry out the process of nitrogen fixation, which reduces atmospheric nitrogen, N2, to the biologically useful form NH3, also called ammonia. The nitrogenase complex consists of two proteins, reductase and nitrogenase, which catalyze the reactions of nitrogen fixation. Match each structural feature or function with the corresponding component of the nitrogenase complex. Reductase Nitrogenase.

Answer 1

Main function of reductase and nitrogenase is to speed up the reduction process which is necessary for nitrogen fixation.

Step-by-step explanation:

Reductase contains one Fe4S4. The main function of Fe protein is to transfer electrons from ferredoxin which is a reducing agent to the nitrogenase protein while in nitrogenase consist of two α sub-units and two β sub-units. The protein present in nitrogenase enzyme helps in the binding of nitrogen molecule to the active site of the enzyme and in that way, nitrogen fixation occurs.