The tyrosyl free radical in ribonucleotide reductase.
The enzyme, ribonucleotide reductase, catalyses the formation of deoxyribonucleotides from ribonucleotides, a reaction essential for DNA synthesis in all living cells. The Escherichia coli ribonucleotide reductase, which is the prototype of all known eukaryotic and virus-coded enzymes, consists of t...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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1985
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1568609/ |