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  1. Today, molybdenum is one of the most common trace elements in the ocean due to oxidative weathering of #Molybdenite. But in the Archean the oceans were reducing, and molybdenum was scarce.

    Other nitrogenases evolved to use other transition elements, but Mo-nitrogenase was first, and best.

    Molybdenite enables the Earth's biosphere!

    #MinCup25 #NitrogenFixation #Nitrogenase #Archean #GreatOxidationEvent #OreCup #OreCup25

  2. Today, molybdenum is one of the most common trace elements in the ocean due to oxidative weathering of . But in the Archean the oceans were reducing, and molybdenum was scarce.

    Other nitrogenases evolved to use other transition elements, but Mo-nitrogenase was first, and best.

    Molybdenite enables the Earth's biosphere!

  3. Today, molybdenum is one of the most common trace elements in the ocean due to oxidative weathering of #Molybdenite. But in the Archean the oceans were reducing, and molybdenum was scarce.

    Other nitrogenases evolved to use other transition elements, but Mo-nitrogenase was first, and best.

    Molybdenite enables the Earth's biosphere!

    #MinCup25 #NitrogenFixation #Nitrogenase #Archean #GreatOxidationEvent #OreCup #OreCup25

  4. Today, molybdenum is one of the most common trace elements in the ocean due to oxidative weathering of #Molybdenite. But in the Archean the oceans were reducing, and molybdenum was scarce.

    Other nitrogenases evolved to use other transition elements, but Mo-nitrogenase was first, and best.

    Molybdenite enables the Earth's biosphere!

    #MinCup25 #NitrogenFixation #Nitrogenase #Archean #GreatOxidationEvent #OreCup #OreCup25

  5. Today, molybdenum is one of the most common trace elements in the ocean due to oxidative weathering of #Molybdenite. But in the Archean the oceans were reducing, and molybdenum was scarce.

    Other nitrogenases evolved to use other transition elements, but Mo-nitrogenase was first, and best.

    Molybdenite enables the Earth's biosphere!

    #MinCup25 #NitrogenFixation #Nitrogenase #Archean #GreatOxidationEvent #OreCup #OreCup25

  6. #Molybdenite is the primary host for the element molybdenum in the Earth's crust.

    Molybdenum is part of the most effective biological molecule for nitrogen fixation (Mo-nitrogenase), which converts atmospheric N2 to a bio-available form.

    The grey sphere is Mo; this complex molecule likely evolved more than 3.2 billion years ago.
    #MInCup25 #NitrogenFixation #Nitrogenase #Archean #OreCup #Orecup25

  7. is the primary host for the element molybdenum in the Earth's crust.

    Molybdenum is part of the most effective biological molecule for nitrogen fixation (Mo-nitrogenase), which converts atmospheric N2 to a bio-available form.

    The grey sphere is Mo; this complex molecule likely evolved more than 3.2 billion years ago.

  8. #Molybdenite is the primary host for the element molybdenum in the Earth's crust.

    Molybdenum is part of the most effective biological molecule for nitrogen fixation (Mo-nitrogenase), which converts atmospheric N2 to a bio-available form.

    The grey sphere is Mo; this complex molecule likely evolved more than 3.2 billion years ago.
    #MInCup25 #NitrogenFixation #Nitrogenase #Archean #OreCup #Orecup25

  9. #Molybdenite is the primary host for the element molybdenum in the Earth's crust.

    Molybdenum is part of the most effective biological molecule for nitrogen fixation (Mo-nitrogenase), which converts atmospheric N2 to a bio-available form.

    The grey sphere is Mo; this complex molecule likely evolved more than 3.2 billion years ago.
    #MInCup25 #NitrogenFixation #Nitrogenase #Archean #OreCup #Orecup25

  10. #Molybdenite is the primary host for the element molybdenum in the Earth's crust.

    Molybdenum is part of the most effective biological molecule for nitrogen fixation (Mo-nitrogenase), which converts atmospheric N2 to a bio-available form.

    The grey sphere is Mo; this complex molecule likely evolved more than 3.2 billion years ago.
    #MInCup25 #NitrogenFixation #Nitrogenase #Archean #OreCup #Orecup25

  11. #KnowledgeByte: Green #NitrogenFixation refers to a variety of emerging methods for producing #Ammonia, the primary ingredient in synthetic fertilizers, without the high energy consumption and fossil fuel dependence of the conventional Haber-Bosch process.

    knowledgezone.co.in/posts/Gree

  12. Building a Fully Automatic Birkeland-Eyde Reactor - Ever wanted to produce nitrogen fertilizer like they did in the 1900s? In that cas... - hackaday.com/2025/03/15/buildi #nitrogenfixation #birkeland-eyde #science

  13. Discovery of Nitrogen-Fixing Cell-organelle Nitroplast in a Eukaryotic Algae   
    Biosynthesis of proteins and nucleic acid require nitrogen however atmospheric nitrogen is not available to eukaryotes for organic synthesis............
    #cyanobacteria #eukaryoticsignatureproteins #nitrogenfixation #nitroplast #prokaryotes
    Umesh Prasad

    scientificeuropean.co.uk/scien

  14. Discovery of Nitrogen-Fixing Cell-organelle Nitroplast in a Eukaryotic Algae   
    Biosynthesis of proteins and nucleic acid require nitrogen however atmospheric nitrogen is not available to eukaryotes for organic synthesis............
    #cyanobacteria #eukaryoticsignatureproteins #nitrogenfixation #nitroplast #prokaryotes
    Umesh Prasad

    scientificeuropean.co.uk/scien

  15. Discovery of Nitrogen-Fixing Cell-organelle Nitroplast in a Eukaryotic Algae   
    Biosynthesis of proteins and nucleic acid require nitrogen however atmospheric nitrogen is not available to eukaryotes for organic synthesis............
    #cyanobacteria #eukaryoticsignatureproteins #nitrogenfixation #nitroplast #prokaryotes
    Umesh Prasad

    scientificeuropean.co.uk/scien

  16. Discovery of Nitrogen-Fixing Cell-organelle Nitroplast in a Eukaryotic Algae   
    Biosynthesis of proteins and nucleic acid require nitrogen however atmospheric nitrogen is not available to eukaryotes for organic synthesis............
    #cyanobacteria #eukaryoticsignatureproteins #nitrogenfixation #nitroplast #prokaryotes
    Umesh Prasad

    scientificeuropean.co.uk/scien

  17. Discovery of Nitrogen-Fixing Cell-organelle Nitroplast in a Eukaryotic Algae   
    Biosynthesis of proteins and nucleic acid require nitrogen however atmospheric nitrogen is not available to eukaryotes for organic synthesis............
    #cyanobacteria #eukaryoticsignatureproteins #nitrogenfixation #nitroplast #prokaryotes
    Umesh Prasad

    scientificeuropean.co.uk/scien

  18. 11-APR-2024
    Scientists discover first nitrogen-fixing organelle
    Meaning: #eukaryotes CAN do
    #NitrogenFixation

    wow. A scientific fact I mentioned in several of my books is no longer true. Also, all biology / biochemistry textbooks need to be updated. Oh well. Exciting to see such a major change though.

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #ecology #symbiosis #CellBiology

  19. #Pleurotus aka #OysterMushroom that lives on a piece of dead wood with not much #nitrogen can produce a large fruiting body that is full of proteins and hence nitrogen. A research study shows that the presence of chicken manure on grass straws does not affect the yield of various species of mushrooms, meaning that these mushrooms do not need to obtain nitrogen from chicken manure. Yet no mushroom has any known enzymes for #nitrogenfixation. This is very puzzling.

    ajol.info/index.php/tjfnc/arti

  20. I may as well inaugurate my mastodon profile with my post on the crazy history behind #nitrogen N≡N — the wars fought ⛷️, poo mined 🐦 , and science pioneered 🔎 in the quest to sequester it from air to soil:

    keiran-rowell.github.io/nitrog

    #nitrogenfixation #nitrogenase #haber-bosch #guano