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Nitrogen Fixation

Introduction Plants, animals and microorganisms can die of nitrogen deficiency. All organisms use the ammonia (NH3) form of nitrogen to manufacture amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids and other nitrogen-containing components necessary for life.

Introduction The air we breathe is 78% N2 and only 21% oxygen Nitrogen is the most abundant element in our atmosphere. It is a vital element as many classes of compounds essential to living systems are nitrogen-containing compounds. Nitrogen is a primary nutrient for all green plants, but it must be modified before it can be readily utilized by most living systems.

Nitrogen Fixation

N2 + 6 e- + 8H+ ---> 2 NH4+ (ammonium ion) Nitrogen fixation Nitrogen fixation is one process by which molecular nitrogen is reduced to form ammonia. This complex process is carried out by nitrogen-fixing bacteria present in the soil. Although nitrogen-fixation involves a number of oxidation-reduction reactions that occur sequentially, that reaction which describes its reduction can be written in a simplified way as: N2 + 6 e- + 8H+ ---> 2 NH4+ (ammonium ion)

Nitrification Nitrification is the biological conversion of ammonium to nitrate Nitrification is a two-step process. In the first step of nitrification, ammonia-oxidizing bacteria oxidize ammonia to nitrite NH3 + O2 → NO2-+ 3H+ + 2e- (1) Bacteria known as Nitrosomonas convert ammonia and ammonium to nitrite

Nitrification In the second step of the process, nitrite-oxidizing bacteria oxidize nitrite to nitrate NO2- + H2O → NO3- + 2H+ +2e- Nitrobacter oxidize the nitrites to nitrates (NO3−).

6NO3- + 5CH3OH ---> 3N2 + 5CO2 + 7H2O + 6OH Denitrification Denitrification is the biological reduction of nitrate (NO3) to nitrogen gas (N2) When bacteria break apart nitrate (NO3-) to gain the oxygen (O2), the nitrate is reduced to nitrous oxide (N2O), and, in turn, nitrogen gas (N2). 6NO3- + 5CH3OH ---> 3N2 + 5CO2 + 7H2O + 6OH When the O depleted and nitrate becomes the primary oxygen source for microorganisms.

Nitrogen fixation by cyanobacteria

Case Study Toxic cyanobacteria had become a major concern throughout the world and the WorldHealth Organization: identify toxic cyanobacteria throughout your study? What methods used to detect and identify cyanotoxins? Evidence results from your study of human populations that have shown symptoms of poisoning or injury attributed to the presence of cyanotoxins?