The Role of Conserved Residues in the DEDDh Motif: the Proton-Transfer Mechanism of HIV-1 RNase H

@article{Drr2021TheRO,
  title={The Role of Conserved Residues in the DEDDh Motif: the Proton-Transfer Mechanism of HIV-1 RNase H},
  author={Simon L. D{\"u}rr and Olga Bohuszewicz and D{\'e}nes Berta and Reynier Suard{\'i}az and Pablo G. Jambrina and Christine Peter and Yihan Shao and Edina Rosta},
  journal={ACS Catalysis},
  year={2021},
  pages={7915-7927}
}
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