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. 1967 Jun;57(6):1878–1884. doi: 10.1073/pnas.57.6.1878

Structure of a lipid intermediate in cell wall peptidoglycan synthesis: a derivative of a C55 isoprenoid alcohol.

Y Higashi, J L Strominger, C C Sweeley
PMCID: PMC224560  PMID: 5231417

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