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. 1958 Jul;69(3):388–398. doi: 10.1042/bj0690388

The mechanism of polysaccharide production from sucrose. 5. Transfer of fructose to C-1 of aldose by levansucrase*

S Hestrin 1, G Avigad 1
PMCID: PMC1196567  PMID: 13560380

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