Nitrogenase has the canonical ability to reduce N2 to NH3, but under certain conditions, either in vitro or in vivo, it has the additional capability to convert CO2 to CO and CO to light hydrocarbons.
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Dobbek, H. A fuel-producing microbe. Nat Chem Biol 13, 134–135 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.2288
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