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Direct interfacial Y 731 oxidation in α 2 by a photoβ 2 subunit of E. coli class Ia ribonucleotide reductase

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) is a fundamental mechanism important in a wide range of biological processes including the universal reaction catalysed by ribonucleotide reductases (RNRs) in making de novo , the building blocks required for DNA replication and repair.

Source: Chemical Science

DOI: 10.1039/c5sc01125f

Authors: David Y. Song, Arturo A. Pizano, Patrick G. Holder, JoAnne Stubbe, Daniel G. Nocera

Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms

Subfield: Inorganic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Division of Graduate Education