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Nickel is the metal in urease, an enzyme that breaks down urea.
| Symbol | Ni |
|---|---|
| Atomic number | 28 |
| Standard atomic weight | 58.693 |
| Group | 10 |
| Period | 4 |
| Block | d-block |
| Category | Transition metal |
| Standard state | Solid |
| Discovered | 1751 |
Source: PubChem, Nickel (periodic table data, retrieved 2026-10-19). Group and period follow the standard 18-column periodic table.
Dixon and colleagues identified jack bean urease as a metalloenzyme and suggested a simple biological role for nickel.
As reported in: Dixon, Gazzola, Blakeley et al. (1975). Jack bean urease (EC 3.5.1.5). Metalloenzyme. Simple biological role for nickel. Journal of the American Chemical Society. doi:10.1021/ja00847a045
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