Magneto-structural Correlations in Mononuclear Molybdenum and Tungsten Containing Enzymes. Comunicación Oral.

CARLOS D. BRONDINO

Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil

Congreso; XIV Brazilian Meeting on Inorganic Chemistry (BMIC2008) and I Latin American Meeting on Biological Inorganic Chemistry (LABIC2008); 2008

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