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. 1963 Aug;88(2):325–334. doi: 10.1042/bj0880325

Studies on the biosynthesis of porphyrin and bacteriochlorophyll by Rhodopseudomonas spheroides. 4. S-Adenosylmethionine–magnesium protoporphyrin methyltransferase*

K D Gibson 1, A Neuberger 1, G H Tait 1
PMCID: PMC1202116  PMID: 14063871

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