Chlorite Dismutase Highlight (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Chlorite Dismutase Highlight

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Chlorite dismutase is a unique oxygen-generating enzyme that degrades chlorite, an industrial pollutant found globally in groundwater, drinking water and soils. Research conducted at ORNL contributes to a comprehensive structural and biochemical analysis of the enzyme, paving the way for future environmental applications.

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Journal cover art reprinted with permission from <i>ACS Catalysis</i>, vol. 7, issue 11, November 3, 2017. Further permissions related to the material excerpted should be directed to the American Chemical Society.

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