5.15: Nitrogen Fixation Last updated Jan 3, 2021 Save as PDF 5.14D: Biosynthesis of Tetrapyrroles 5.15A: Nitrogenase and Nitrogen Fixation Page ID9023 BoundlessBoundless ( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) Topic hierarchy5.15A: Nitrogenase and Nitrogen FixationThe process of nitrogen fixation is carried out in microbes.5.15B: Early Discoveries in Nitrogen FixationNitrogen fixation carried out by bacteria helps farmers yield healthy crops.5.15C: Nitrogen Fixation MechanismThe conversion of N2 to NH3 depends on a complex reaction, essential to which are enzymes known as nitrogenases.5.15D: Anaerobiosis and N₂ FixationNitrogen fixing bacteria have different strategies to reduce oxygen levels, which interfere with nitrogenase function.5.15E: Genetics and Regulation of N₂ FixationThrough control of gene expression, nitrogen fixing bacteria can turn on and off the proteins needed for nitrogen fixation.