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. 1961 Sep;80(3):519–531. doi: 10.1042/bj0800519

The purification and properties of a factor containing vitamin B12 concerned in the synthesis of methionine by Escherichia coli

M A Foster 1, K M Jones 1,*, D D Woods 1
PMCID: PMC1243263  PMID: 13700974

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