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. 1960 Aug;76(2):396–405. doi: 10.1042/bj0760396

Cobalamin and the synthesis of methionine by ultrasonic extracts of Escherichia coli

J R Guest 1, C W Helleiner 1,*, M J Cross 1,†, D D Woods 1
PMCID: PMC1204723  PMID: 13830083

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