Nitrogenase of Klebsiella Pneumoniae: Electron-paramagnetic-resonance Studies on the Catalytic Mechanism

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Journal Biochem J

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 1972 Nov 1

PMID 4352430

Citations 20

Authors

B E Smith

D J Lowe

R C Bray

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