Alkene monooxygenase from Nocardia corallina B-276 is a member of the class of dinuclear iron proteins capable of stereospecific epoxygenation reactions

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 247, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 635-641

  Gallagher, Stephen C ^a   Cammack, Richard ^b   Dalton, Howard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkene; Di rion; Epoxide; Monooxygenase; Stereospecific

Indexed keywords

UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; NOCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

CORALLINA; GORDONIA RUBRIPERTINCTUS; NOCARDIA;

EID: 0030837904     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00635.x     Document Type: Article

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