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spellingShingle Zhu, H, Riggs, A F, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Yeast flavohemoglobin is an ancient protein related to globins and a reductase family., Multidisciplinary
title Yeast flavohemoglobin is an ancient protein related to globins and a reductase family.
title_full Yeast flavohemoglobin is an ancient protein related to globins and a reductase family.
title_fullStr Yeast flavohemoglobin is an ancient protein related to globins and a reductase family.
title_full_unstemmed Yeast flavohemoglobin is an ancient protein related to globins and a reductase family.
title_short Yeast flavohemoglobin is an ancient protein related to globins and a reductase family.
title_sort yeast flavohemoglobin is an ancient protein related to globins and a reductase family.
title_unstemmed Yeast flavohemoglobin is an ancient protein related to globins and a reductase family.
topic Multidisciplinary
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.89.11.5015