Soluble methane monooxygenase: Activation of dioxygen and methane

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 568-576

  Kopp, Daniel A ^a   Lippard, Stephen J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; METHANE; METHANE MONOOXYGENASE; OXYGEN;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HYDROXYLATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0036802760     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-5931(02)00366-6     Document Type: Review

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