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A Methyl Analogue of Cobamide Coenzyme in Relation to Methionine Synthesis by Bacteria

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  1. Microbiology Unit, Department of Biochemistry, Oxford

    J. R. GUEST,  S. FRIEDMAN &  D. D. WOODS

  2. Glaxo Research, Ltd., Greenford, Middlesex

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GUEST, J., FRIEDMAN, S., WOODS, D. et al. A Methyl Analogue of Cobamide Coenzyme in Relation to Methionine Synthesis by Bacteria. Nature 195, 340–342 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/195340a0

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