Trapping and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Characterization of the 5′dAdo • Radical in a Radical S -Adenosyl Methionine Enzyme Reaction with a Non-Native Substrate
- Award ID(s):
- 1905336
- PAR ID:
- 10174639
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- ACS Central Science
- Volume:
- 5
- Issue:
- 11
- ISSN:
- 2374-7943
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 1777 to 1785
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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