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X-ray absorption spectroscopy, which relies on synchrotron radiation, can accurately determine aspects of metalloprotein active site structure, can be applied to solution or crystalline samples and can be used independently or to supplement crystallographic information.
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George, G., Hedman, B. & Hodgson, K. An edge with XAS. Nat Struct Mol Biol 5 (Suppl 8), 645–647 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/1336
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