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Iron(II/III) α-hydroxycarboxylates toward the local coordination environments of FeFe-cofactor in Fe‑nitrogenase

Xing-Yi Zhu1, Zhen-Lang Xie2, Si-Yuan Wang3

  • 1College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.

Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry
|January 22, 2026
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Keywords:
Active siteFe-only nitrogenaseIron α-hydroxycarboxylateLocal chelated environment

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