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. 1961 May;79(2):312–316. doi: 10.1042/bj0790312

The metabolism of protocatechuic acid by certain micro-organisms. A reassessment of the evidence for the participation of 2:6-dioxa-3:7-dioxobicyclo[3:3:0]octane as an intermediate

R B Cain 1,2,*, D W Ribbons 1,2,†, W C Evans 1,2
PMCID: PMC1205840  PMID: 16748899

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