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The corresponding article with the title "Molecular mechanism of enzymatic chlorite degradation: insights from structural and kinetic studies" deals with a novel heme enzyme that is able to efficiently detoxify the environmental pollutant chlorite while producing breathable oxygen. In order to create a basis for future biotechnological applications, a series of biochemical and biophysical methods were used to understand the mechanistic details of the underlying reaction.
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Link to publication: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscatal.7b01749