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. 1962 Feb;48(2):288–293. doi: 10.1073/pnas.48.2.288

PROPIONIC ACID METABOLISM: MECHANISM OF THE METHYLMALONYL ISOMERASE REACTION AND THE REDUCTION OF ACRYLYL COENZYME A TO PROPIONYL COENZYME A IN PROPIONIBACTERIA

Robert W Swick 1
PMCID: PMC220771  PMID: 16590924

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