Enantioselective protonation

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 359-369

  Mohr, Justin T ^a   Hong, Allen Y ^a   Stoltz, Brian M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ENZYME; HYDROGEN; PROTON;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; METABOLISM; STEREOISOMERISM;

ENZYMES; HYDROGEN; PROTONS; STEREOISOMERISM; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 69249201073     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.297     Document Type: Article

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