nitrogen fixation
id: GO:0009399
name: nitrogen fixation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The process in which nitrogen is taken from its relatively inert molecular form (N2) in the atmosphere and converted into nitrogen compounds useful for other chemical processes, such as ammonia, nitrate and nitrogen dioxide.
Parent Functions
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GO:0071941 | nitrogen cycle metabolic process |