Because of the high requirement for reducing power in nitrogen fixation,the nitrogenase enzyme that carries out the reaction is very sensitive to the presence of ______.

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Nitrogenase enzyme is sensitive to the presence of oxygen. This is because the enzyme contains iron-sulfur clusters that can be irreversibly damaged by oxygen, leading to a loss of activity. Therefore, nitrogen fixation is often carried out in an oxygen-free environment such as in specialized bacteria or in the root nodules of some plants that have developed mechanisms to exclude oxygen.

Because of the High Requirement for Reducing Power in Nitrogen