Nitrogen Fixation

"Nitrogen Fixation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The process in certain BACTERIA; FUNGI; and CYANOBACTERIA converting free atmospheric NITROGEN to biologically usable forms of nitrogen, such as AMMONIA; NITRATES; and amino compounds.

Descriptor ID	D009586
MeSH Number(s)	G02.111.071.630 G02.111.587.750 G02.607.560.750 G03.087.630 G06.625 G16.500.768.600
Concept/Terms	Nitrogen Fixation Nitrogen Fixation Fixation, Nitrogen Dinitrogen Fixation Fixation, Dinitrogen N2 Fixation Fixation, N2 Diazotrophic Activity Activities, Diazotrophic Activity, Diazotrophic Diazotrophic Activities Diazotrophy Diazotrophy

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Nitrogen Fixation".

Biological Sciences [G]
Chemical Phenomena [G02]
Biochemical Phenomena [G02.111]
Autotrophic Processes [G02.111.071]
Nitrogen Fixation [G02.111.071.630]
Nitrogen Cycle [G02.111.587]
Nitrogen Fixation [G02.111.587.750]
Organic Chemistry Phenomena [G02.607]
Nitrogen Cycle [G02.607.560]
Nitrogen Fixation [G02.607.560.750]
Metabolism [G03]
Autotrophic Processes [G03.087]
Nitrogen Fixation [G03.087.630]
Microbiological Phenomena [G06]
Nitrogen Fixation [G06.625]
Biological Phenomena [G16]
Ecological and Environmental Phenomena [G16.500]
Nitrogen Cycle [G16.500.768]
Nitrogen Fixation [G16.500.768.600]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Nitrogen Fixation".

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