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. 1960 Jan;46(1):28–41. doi: 10.1073/pnas.46.1.28

THE ROLE OF TRANSCARBOXYLATION IN PROPIONIC ACID FERMENTATION*

Robert W Swick 1,2,†, Harland G Wood 1,2
PMCID: PMC285006  PMID: 16590594

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