Term Name: nitrogenase activity
Synonyms: iron-iron nitrogenase activity, molybdenum-iron nitrogenase activity, reduced ferredoxin:dinitrogen oxidoreductase (ATP-hydrolysing) activity, vanadium-iron nitrogenase activity
Definition: 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.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0016163]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: nitrogen fixation
is a type of: oxidoreductase activity, acting on iron-sulfur proteins as donors, dinitrogen as acceptor
inverse has_part: hydrogen generation via nitrogenase