Anaerobic cryoEM protocols for air-sensitive nitrogenase proteins

Rebeccah A. Warmack, Belinda B. Wenke, Thomas Spatzal, Douglas C. Rees

Published: 2024-04-04 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-024-00973-5

sample preparation

anaerobic cryoEM

nitrogenase proteins

oxygen-sensitive samples

high-resolution structures

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