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. 1959 May;34(3):329–333. doi: 10.1104/pp.34.3.329

Biosynthesis and Possible Functional Relationships Among the Carotenoids; and Between Chlorophyll a and Chlorophyll b. 1,2

U Blass 1,3, J M Anderson 1, M Calvin 1
PMCID: PMC541199  PMID: 16655225

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