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. 1961 Apr;81(4):642–648. doi: 10.1128/jb.81.4.642-648.1961

MECHANISM OF DIPICOLINIC ACID STIMULATION OF THE SOLUBLE REDUCED DIPHOSPHOPYRIDINE NUCLEOTIDE OXIDASE OF SPORES1

Roy H Doi a, Harlyn Halvorson a
PMCID: PMC279064  PMID: 13723485

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