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. 1963 Oct;89(1):100–108. doi: 10.1042/bj0890100

The biosynthesis of coproporphyrinogen, magnesium protoporphyrin monomethyl ester and bacteriochlorophyll by Rhodopseudomonas capsulata

R Cooper 1,*
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