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. 1954 Jun;40(6):493–499. doi: 10.1073/pnas.40.6.493

THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF ISOLEUCINE AND VALINE. I. ENZYMATIC TRANSFORMATION OF THE DIHYDROXY ACID PRECURSORS TO THE KETO ACID PRECURSORS^{^*}

John W Myers ¹, Edward A Adelberg ¹

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