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. 1968 Oct;61(2):708–716. doi: 10.1073/pnas.61.2.708

The cross-linking of collagen and elastin: enzymatic conversion of lysine in peptide linkage to alpha-aminoadipic-delta-semialdehyde (allysine) by an extract from bone.

S R Pinnell, G R Martin
PMCID: PMC225217  PMID: 5246001

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