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Title: Insights into [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Structure, Mechanism, and Maturation

Journal Article · · Structure

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Chemical Sciences, Geosciences and Biosciences
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1256199
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-2700-51320; MainId:51131; UUID:6972e3a2-fcd4-e411-b769-d89d67132a6d; MainAdminId:33223
Journal Information:
Structure, Vol. 19, Issue 8; ISSN 0969-2126
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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