If you were working in the lab with nitrogenase, and the nitrogenase stopped catalyzing the reaction, you might need to eliminate or reduce the _______ in the experimental system to get it working again.

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Nitrogenase is highly sensitive to oxygen and can be irreversibly inhibited by its presence. Therefore, eliminating or reducing the amount of oxygen in the experimental system would be necessary to get nitrogenase catalyzing the reaction again.

If You Were Working in the Lab with Nitrogenase, and the Nitrogenase