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A New Type of Autoxidation Reaction: Flavin Dissociation and Inactivation of Cytochrome b 2 by Oxygen

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ARMSTRONG, J., COATES, J. & MORTON, R. A New Type of Autoxidation Reaction: Flavin Dissociation and Inactivation of Cytochrome b 2 by Oxygen. Nature 186, 1033–1034 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/1861033a0

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