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. 1960 Sep;24(3):309–339. doi: 10.1128/br.24.3.309-339.1960

THE BIOSYNTHESIS AND INTERCONVERSION OF PURINES AND THEIR DERIVATIVES1

Albert G Moat a, Herman Friedman a,2
PMCID: PMC441056  PMID: 13771577

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