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Protein engineering of Bacillus megaterium CYP102

The oxidation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

  1. Angus B. Carmichael,
  2. Luet-Lok Wong

Article first published online: 20 DEC 2001

DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2001.02212.x

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European Journal of Biochemistry

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volume 268, Issue 10, pages 3117–3125, May 2001

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Carmichael, A. B. and Wong, L.-L. (2001), Protein engineering of Bacillus megaterium CYP102. European Journal of Biochemistry, 268: 3117–3125. doi: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2001.02212.x

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, UK

* L.-L. Wong, Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, UK. Fax: + 44 1865272690, Tel.: + 44 1865275963, E-mail: luet.wong@chem.ox.ac.uk

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  1. Issue published online: 20 DEC 2001
  2. Article first published online: 20 DEC 2001
  3. (Received 23 February 2001, accepted 5 April 2001)

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