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During biological nitrogen fixation inactivation of nitrogenase by oxygen poisoning is prevented by

  • Leghaemogolobin

  • Xanthophyll

  • Carotene

  • Cytochrome

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Leghaemogolobin

During biological nitrogen fixation, inactivation of nitrogenase  by oxygen poisioning is prevented by leghaemoglobin.
It is a  red-pigment that is filled outside the peribacteroid space in the cytosol of nodule cells. It has the ability to combine very rapidly with oxygen and thus acts a very efficient O2 scavenger. 

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