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EXAFS: a probe for metalloproteins

X-ray absorption spectroscopy provides a method for studying the local environment around a metal atom in a protein.

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Diakun, G. EXAFS: a probe for metalloproteins. Nature 344, 83–84 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1038/344083a0

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