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Enzyme responsible for the reduction of ribonucleotides to deoxyribonucleotides for DNA synthesis. This is the rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of deoxyribonucleotides in mammalian cells.
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(2011). Ribonucleotide Reductase. In: Schwab, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16483-5_5102
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