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. 1968 May;60(1):269–276. doi: 10.1073/pnas.60.1.269

The activation of amino acids for biosynthesis of gramicidin S.

W Gevers, H Kleinkauf, F Lipmann
PMCID: PMC539113  PMID: 4297916

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