Why enzymes are proficient catalysts: Beyond the pauling paradigm

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 379-385

  Zhang, Xiyun ^a   Houk, K N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ENZYME; METAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; CATALYSIS; ENZYMES; METALS;

EID: 20444457978     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar040257s     Document Type: Article

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