Neet Solved Paper 2013 Question 22

Question: The first stable product of fixation of atmospheric nitrogen in leguminous plants is

Options:

A) $ NO_2^{-} $

B) ammonia

C) $ NO_3^{-} $

D) glutamate

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

  • The process of conversion of nitrogen (N2) to ammonia is termed as nitrogen fixation. $ \underset{\text{(Nitrogen)}}{\mathop{{N_2}\to }},\underset{\text{(Dimide)}}{\mathop{{N_2}{H_2}}},\to \underset{\text{(Hydrazine)}}{\mathop{{N_2}{H_4}\to }},\underset{\text{(Ammonia)}}{\mathop{2N{H_3}}}, $ $ 2NH _3+3O _2\xrightarrow[{}]{{}}2NO_2^{-}+2{H^{+}}2H _2O $ $ 2NO _2+O _2\xrightarrow[{}]{{}}2NO_3^{-} $ In reductive animation ammonia reacts with $ \alpha\text{ -} $ ketoglutaric acid and forms glutamic acid $ \alpha\text{ -} $ ketoglutaric acid $ +NH_4^{+}+NADPH $ $ \xrightarrow[Dehydrogenae]{Glutamate}Glutamat,\text{+},{H_2}O,\text{+},NADP $