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. 1962 Jun;83(3):550–559. doi: 10.1042/bj0830550

Studies on the biosynthesis of porphyrin and bacteriochlorophyll by Rhodopseudomonas spheroides 2. The effects of ethionine and threonine

K D Gibson 1, A Neuberger 1, G H Tait 1,*
PMCID: PMC1243595  PMID: 13898422

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