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Atomic hydrogen seems to react with ribonuclease in aqueous solution, not by attacking the molecule at random, but by reacting with specific amino-acids in the enzyme. It seems to have a special affinity for aromatic and sulphur-containing amino-acids, even though these may be some way from the surface of the enzyme.
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HOLMES, B., NAVON, G. & STEIN, G. Action of Atomic Hydrogen on Ribonuclease in Aqueous Solution. Nature 213, 1087–1091 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/2131087a0
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