Scientists are working on a way to produce propane out of enzymes found in soybeans. If all goes as planned, one day we may see automobiles running on gasoline that originated out of thin air.

Apparently there is a specific organism that produces an enzyme found in and around the soil surrounding nitrogen-fixing plants. This enzyme has the ability to transform simple carbon monoxide molecules into a popular fuel, propane. The enzyme, which is called vanadium nitrogenase, has the ability to take molecules from the abundant gas, and turn it into a usable fuel.

The most common nitrogen-fixing plant that we all heard of is the soybean plant. Both the plant, and the enzyme are extremely common and easy to find. Scientists say that we are still very far off from being able to convert carbon monoxide into propane, and then into fuel for automobiles. However, it is not beyond the realm of possibility for the future of transportation.