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. 1964 Sep;92(3):476–488. doi: 10.1042/bj0920476

Two enzymic mechanisms for the methylation of homocysteine by extracts of Escherichia coli

M A Foster 1, Genoveva Tejerina 1, J R Guest 1, D D Woods 1
PMCID: PMC1206088  PMID: 5319971

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