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. 1963 May;49(5):737–740. doi: 10.1073/pnas.49.5.737

FORMATION OF ADENINE BY ELECTRON IRRADIATION OF METHANE, AMMONIA, AND WATER*

Cyril Ponnamperuma 1,2,3,, Richard M Lemmon 1,2,3, Ruth Mariner 1,2,3, Melvin Calvin 1,2,3
PMCID: PMC299966  PMID: 16591096

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