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Vanadium Nitrogenase

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Hales, B.J. (2004). Vanadium Nitrogenase. In: Smith, B.E., Richards, R.L., Newton, W.E. (eds) Catalysts for Nitrogen Fixation. Nitrogen Fixation: Origins, Applications, and Research Progress, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3611-8_10

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