aerobic respiration, using ammonia as electron donor
id: GO:0019409
name: aerobic respiration, using ammonia as electron donor
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The metabolic process in which ammonia (NH3) is oxidized to nitrite (NO2) in the presence of oxygen; enzymatic reactions convert ammonia to hydrazine, and hydrazine to nitrite.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0009060 | aerobic respiration |
GO:0015975 | energy derivation by oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds |
GO:0019329 | ammonia oxidation |
GO:0034641 | cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process |