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. 1966 Dec;56(6):1867–1874. doi: 10.1073/pnas.56.6.1867

STRUCTURAL BASIS FOR INHIBITION OF PROTEIN SYNTHESIS BY EMETINE AND CYCLOHEXIMIDE BASED ON AN ANALOGY BETWEEN IPECAC ALKALOIDS AND GLUTARIMIDE ANTIBIOTICS*

Arthur P Grollman 1,†
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