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. 1964 Sep;39(5):726–730. doi: 10.1104/pp.39.5.726

Biosynthesis of the Methoxylated Carotenoids in Rhodospirillum rubrum¹^,²

C R Benedict ¹, L D Beckman ¹

PMCID: PMC550156 PMID: 16655991

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