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Cobalt Complexes of Polyglycines

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THE binding of cobalt to proteins and polypeptides has been shown to occur in a number of cases, particularly under conditions of high alkalinity, where ligation occurs with amide groups in addition to the terminal functions1.

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MEGGY, A., TONGE, B. & WILLIAMS, R. Cobalt Complexes of Polyglycines. Nature 198, 1084–1085 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/1981084b0

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