Di-iron-tyrosyl radical ribonucleotide reductases

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 183-188

  Stubbe, JoAnne ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; NUCLEOTIDE; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE; TYROSINE;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REDUCTION; REVIEW; YEAST;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0037396273     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-5931(03)00025-5     Document Type: Review

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