Reappraisal of dioxygen binding in NOV1 crystal structures.
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SUBMITTER: Kiser PD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5544326 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul
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Reappraisal of dioxygen binding in NOV1 crystal structures.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20170705 30
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