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Using Nitrogenase to Reduce N2 Should Require 2 ATP to Be

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Using nitrogenase to reduce N2 should require 2 ATP to be invested,but it actually takes 16 ATP.Why?


A) It is harder to break the nitrogen triple bond than expected and requires more energy input.
B) Extra energy is required to produce H2.
C) To regenerate the MoFe protein requires the input of ATP.
D) To keep the nitrogenase complex associated requires an input of 4 ATP.

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