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. 1962 Mar;48(3):421–425. doi: 10.1073/pnas.48.3.421

METABOLISM OF MYO-INOSITOL IN PLANTS: CONVERSION TO PECTIN, HEMICELLULOSE, D-XYLOSE, AND SUGAR ACIDS

Frank A Loewus 1,2, Stanley Kelly 1,2,*, Elizabeth F Neufeld 1,2,†
PMCID: PMC220794  PMID: 16590933

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