Ph.D., Tokyo Institute of Technology 2008
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Hover, BM, Tonthat, NK, Schumacher, MA, and Yokoyama, K. "Mechanism of pyranopterin ring formation in molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 112.20 (May 4, 2015): 6347-6352. Full Text
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