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VMMC VMMC Medical Solved Paper-2015

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    \[{{N}_{2}}+8{{e}^{-}}+8{{H}^{+}}+16ATP\xrightarrow[{}]{{}}2N{{H}_{4}}+\]\[{{H}_{2}}+16ADP+16Pi\] The above equation refers to

    A) ammonification               

    B) nitrification

    C) nitrogen fixation             

    D) denitrification

    E) reductive amination

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    The biological nitrogen fixation was discovered by the German agronomist Herman-Hellriegel and Dutch  microbiologist  Martinus   Beijerinck. It occurs when atmospheric nitrogen is converted to ammonia by an enzyme called nitrogenose. This process is compiled to the hydrolysis and 16 equivalents of ATP and to accompanied by the co-formation of one molecule of \[{{H}_{2}}\].


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