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. 1958 May;69(1):146–155. doi: 10.1042/bj0690146

Studies on the biosynthesis of cholesterol. 5. Biosynthesis of squalene from dl-3-hydroxy-3-methyl-[2-¹⁴C]pentano-5-lactone^*

J W Cornforth ^1,², Rita H Cornforth ^1,², G Popják ^1,², Irene Youhotsky Gore ^1,²

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