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Copper-containing site in a protein (Image 1)
A computer generated graphic of a copper-containing site in a protein that is involved with the transfer of electrons in the reaction of a chemical called "nitrite." The copper in the site causes the protein to acquire a green color. The study was conducted by professor Edward Solomon in the Chemistry Department of Stanford University. [See related image Here.] (Year of image: 2002)
Credit: Studies performed by the research group of Professor Edward Solomon, Chemistry Department, Stanford University
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