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. 1964 Sep;92(3):537–549. doi: 10.1042/bj0920537

The enzymic formation of aminoacetone from threonine and its further metabolism

Margaret L Green 1,*, W H Elliott 1
PMCID: PMC1206098  PMID: 4284408

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