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. 1957 Nov;67(3):456–463. doi: 10.1042/bj0670456

Formation of 3-hydroxybutan-2-one and butane-2:3-diol by pig-heart preparations and its relationship to oxidation of pyruvate

J Dawson 1, R P Hullin 1, Marjorie Walker 1
PMCID: PMC1200178  PMID: 13479404

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