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Nitrate reductase (cytochrome)

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(2006). Nitrate reductase (cytochrome). In: Schomburg, D., Schomburg, I. (eds) Springer Handbook of Enzymes. Springer Handbook of Enzymes, vol 25. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-37704-2_3

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