Nitrogenase harbors three distinct metal prosthetic groups that are required for its activity.
The simplest one is a [4Fe-4S] cluster located at the Fe protein nitrogenase component. The …

The optimal elemental nutrition is the key to obtain high quality crop yields, presently and
more so in future climate. Plants need a number of elements spanning the periodic table for …

The development of high-efficiency noble-metal-free catalysts for the electrochemical
nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) to ammonia under ambient conditions has great …

Microorganisms play a dominant role in the biogeochemical cycling of nutrients. They are
rightly praised for their facility for fixing both carbon and nitrogen into organic matter, and …

Nitrogen availability is limiting to plant growth and has long been overcome through the
application of synthetic nitrogen‐rich fertilizer. Using increasing amounts of fertilizers, the …

Metallothioneins (MTs) are a group of cysteine-rich, universal, low molecular weight proteins
distributed widely in almost all major taxonomic groups ranging from tiny microbes to highly …

Understanding how Nature accomplishes the reduction of inert nitrogen gas to form
metabolically tractable ammonia at ambient temperature and pressure has challenged …

Actinomycetes are known for producing diverse secondary metabolites. Combining
genomics with untargeted data-dependent tandem MS and molecular networking, we …

Molybdenum, as a component of the iron‐molybdenum cofactor of nitrogenase, is essential
for symbiotic nitrogen fixation. This nutrient has to be provided by the host plant through …

The purple non-sulfur bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris is recognized as a critical
microorganism in the nitrogen and carbon cycle and one of the most common members in …