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. 1978 Jun;42(2):307–328. doi: 10.1128/mr.42.2.307-328.1978

Genetics and biochemistry of carbamoyl phosphate biosynthesis and its utilization in the pyrimidine biosynthetic pathway.

A J Makoff, A Radford
PMCID: PMC281432  PMID: 353478

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