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Ferritin, a naturally occurring protein cage molecule containing interior inorganic iron oxide/hydroxide nano-crystallites was used for the first time as a catalyst for selective hydroxylation of phenol with using hydrogen peroxide as an oxidant.
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Zhang, N., Li, F., Fu, Q.j. et al. Naturally Occurring Ferritin as a Novel Catalyst for Selective Hydroxylation of Phenol. Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters 71, 393–404 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010356016606
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