If crops could feel envy, it’d be for legumes. Bean plants have a superpower. Or more accurately, they share one....
nitrogen
Beyond its use in the fertiliser and chemical industries1, ammonia is currently seen as a potential replacement for carbon-based fuels...
Spatzal, T. et al. Evidence for interstitial carbon in nitrogenase FeMo cofactor. Science 334, 940–940 (2011).ADS CAS Article Google Scholar ...
Balancing how much protein you eat with the amount your body needs could reduce nitrogen releases to aquatic systems in...
Nature, Published online: 06 July 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01787-9Enzymes use molecular clusters containing iron and sulfur atoms to bind and ‘fix’ nitrogen...
Agricultural pollution comes from the prairie, but its economic impact on humans is a problem for cities. A study led...
With the rising cost of nitrogen fertilizer and its impacts on air and water quality, University of Illinois researchers want...
Since the mid-20th century, research and discussion have focused on the negative effects of excess nitrogen on terrestrial and aquatic...
A collaborative research group has discovered the protein that inhibits the formation of organic nitrogen compounds in plants. This protein,...
Guanidine is one of the most nitrogen-rich compounds. It could be a valuable source of organic nitrogen, but only very...