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. 1957 Jun;66(2):270–282. doi: 10.1042/bj0660270

Interrelationships between lysine and α∈-diaminopimelic acid and their derivatives and analogues in mutants of Escherichia coli

Pauline Meadow 1, D S Hoare 1,*, Elizabeth Work 1
PMCID: PMC1200004  PMID: 13445683

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