nitrogenase activity
Catalysis of the reaction: 16 ATP + 16 H2O + N2 + 8 reduced [2Fe-2S]-[ferredoxin] = 16 ADP + 6 H+ + H2 + 2 NH4+ + 8 oxidized [2Fe-2S]-[ferredoxin] + 16 phosphate.
GO:0016732
oxidoreductase activity, acting on iron-sulfur proteins as donors, dinitrogen as acceptor
is_a
iron-iron nitrogenase activity
narrow
molybdenum-iron nitrogenase activity
narrow
reduced ferredoxin:dinitrogen oxidoreductase (ATP-hydrolysing) activity
related
vanadium-iron nitrogenase activity
narrow