Reaction 1 converts ammonia to the intermediate, hydroxylamine, and is catalyzed by the enzyme ammonia monooxygenase. Reaction 2 converts hydroxylamine to nitrite and is catalyzed by the enyzmer ...

The term greenhouse gas often brings carbon dioxide (CO2) to mind, and rightly so, as it is a key contributor to rising ...

Nitrifiers—including AOA and ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB)—live by oxidizing ... set-up specifically to look at products of ammonia oxidation—fortuitously for us." There's been debate ...