The mechanism of heme oxygenase

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 221-227

  Ortiz De Montellano, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIVERDIN; HEME OXYGENASE;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

EID: 0034108816     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-5931(99)00079-4     Document Type: Review

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