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A soluble, cytoplasmic hydrogenase was detected and partially purified from Mastigocladus laminosus. It was found to be unstable but could be stabilized to some extent by Mg++; 50% of the activity remained after one week in air at 4 °C.
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Rieder, R., Hall, D. Isolation of hydrogenase from the thermophilic cyanobacterium Mastigocladus laminosus . Biotechnol Lett 3, 379–384 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00127622
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