A possible role of free radicals in the
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D.W. Hutchinson; R. Whittenbury; H. Dalton
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Article
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1976
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Elsevier Science
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English
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A mechanism involving free radicals is proposed for the oxidation of methane by Methylococcus capsulatus. Removal of a hydrogen atom from methane can be effected by oxygen in the form of a hydroperoxide-iron complex. Subsequent steps in the oxidation of the methyl radical so formed to formaldehyde c