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. 1965 Nov;54(5):1364–1370. doi: 10.1073/pnas.54.5.1364

The enzymatic cleavage of beta-carotene into vitamin A by soluble enzymes of rat liver and intestine.

J A Olson, O Hayaishi
PMCID: PMC219905  PMID: 4956142

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