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The structure of Synechococcus elongatus enolase reveals key aspects of phosphoenolpyruvate binding

Javier M González1, Ricardo Martí-Arbona2, Julian C H Chen2

  • 1Instituto de Bionanotecnología del NOA (INBIONATEC-CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero (UNSE), RN9, Km1125, G4206XCP Santiago del Estero, Argentina.

Acta Crystallographica. Section F, Structural Biology Communications
|April 11, 2022
PubMed

Keywords:
Synechococcus elongatuscyanobacteriaenolasesphosphoenolpyruvate

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