just how the FUCK did nitrogenase manage to break the molecular nitrogen *TRIPLE* bond, widely regarded as one of the strongest chemical bonds of all time?
built different
>>16575226By gradually reducing the bond with a bunch (8) of electrons and protons, one at a time, using a bunch (16) of ATP per N2 molecule.
>>16575321This, but ignore everything he said because life defies chemistry at every level.
>>16575226mechanical energy