Nitrogen (N) is a critical macronutrient that influences various physiological, molecular, and metabolic processes in plants, ...

Although there is great physiological and phylogenetic diversity among the organisms that carry out nitrogen fixation, they all have a similar enzyme complex called nitrogenase that catalyzes the ...

A previously mysterious extension of a starch-degrading enzyme in algae could be a kind of sensor to determine how much ...

A deeper look into the apparent self-defense mechanisms of these bacteriophage-resistant bacteria revealed their secret weapon: a group of enzymes called restriction endonucleases, or restriction ...

"Sulfur is part of enzymes and other compounds necessary for nitrogen assimilation, and its absence can impede nitrogen ...

Carbon and nitrogen are fundamental to plant growth and agricultural productivity, with their regulation often mediated by carboxylate metabolism enzymes. While previous research has identified ...

Herbert Newby McCoy Award 2001 McCoy Award Recipient Janet L. Smith Professor Biological Sciences Janet L. Smith, Professor Department of Biological Sciences was presented the prestigious Herbert ...

There were two options: lethal injection, the default method, which Alabama had been accused of botching in the prison's execution chamber; and nitrogen hypoxia, an experimental alternative that ...

The most comprehensive scientific review of the global nitrogen cycle has outlined 150 "win-win" measures to significantly reduce nitrogen pollution while saving billions in costs across a range ...

Alabama used nitrogen gas Thursday to execute a man convicted of killing three people in back-to-back workplace shootings, the second time the method that has generated debate about its humaneness ...

"But oxygen is different from nitrogen, and so they have a different palette of bioactivities and inhibit a different set of target enzymes." Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible ...

Nitrogen makes up about 78% of the Earth's atmosphere. Liquid nitrogen is very cold, so it is often used to freeze food. The boiling point of nitrogen is −196 °C, so liquid nitrogen is very ...