Uses of nitrogen in biology & medicine
Biological use:
Medical use:
Nitrogen is largely used in the medicines in almost all the pharmacological drugs.
- Nitrogen is essential for growth of leguminous plants which use the nitrogen from atmosphere, converting bacteria in their roots. The bacteria converts the nitrogen in the atmosphere into their compounds and are used by plants as essential nutrition for growth.
Medical use:
Nitrogen is largely used in the medicines in almost all the pharmacological drugs.
- Anesthetics have big amounts of nitrogen.
- used for preserving blood, egg and other biological specimens.
- The popularly known laughing gas is also made of nitrogen.