The radical mechanism of biological methane synthesis by methyl-coenzyme M reductase

Wongnate, T.; Sliwa, D.; Ginovska, B.; Smith, D.; Wolf, M. W.; Lehnert, N.; Raugei, S.; Ragsdale, S. W.

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Title: The radical mechanism of biological methane synthesis by methyl-coenzyme M reductase

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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaf0616· OSTI ID:1434336

Wongnate, T.; Sliwa, D.; Ginovska, B.; Smith, D.; Wolf, M. W.; Lehnert, N.; Raugei, S.; Ragsdale, S. W.

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