Nitrogenase

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Organelle Details
Nitrogenase
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Base Cost (MP) 55
Requires Nucleus No
Processes Glycolysis, Anaerobic Nitrogen Fixation
Enzymes None
Size (Hexes) 1
Osmoregulation Cost 1
Storage 0.5
Unique No
Upgrades None
Internal Name nitrogenase

Performs Anaerobic Nitrogen Fixation to produce Ammonia ammonia from gaseous Nitrogen nitrogen and ATP atp, producing one of the components of growth for cellular reproduction. Less efficient than the eukaryotic Nitrogen-Fixing Plastid.

Also performs some Glycolysis to produce ATP atp from Glucose glucose.

Requirements

If organelle upgrades are enabled in game settings, the following condition must be true for the player cell:

  • Is in a patch with at most 13 Ammonia ammonia.

Processes

Anaerobic Nitrogen Fixation: ATP atp + Nitrogen nitrogenAmmonia ammonia

Fixes atmospheric Nitrogen nitrogen into Ammonia ammonia by expending energy. Rate scales with the amount of environmental Nitrogen nitrogen. Less efficient than the equivalent process in the Nitrogen-Fixing Plastid.

Glycolysis

Like many prokaryotic organelles, the Cytoplasm surrounding Nitrogenase performs a less efficient form of Glycolysis, transforming Glucose glucose into ATP atp.

Modifications

No modifications.

Effects

No effects.

Upgrades

No upgrades.

Strategy

The Ammonia ammonia produced by Nitrogenase contributes towards stored resources for reproduction. Cells with Nitrogenase therefore need only find Phosphate phosphate from the environment to reproduce at a faster rate than the base rate (the base rate is zero if passive reproduction progress is disabled in options for the current game).

Since Anaerobic Nitrogen Fixing consumes ATP atp, you should have excess ATP atp available before adding this organelle to your cell. The small amount of Glycolysis performed by Nitrogenase is not enough to offset its own osmoregulation cost.

Scientific Background

TBA