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Transphosphorylation between Nucleoside Polyphosphates

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DURING an investigation of the mechanism of phosphorylation of glucose by nucleoside triphosphates we have observed the transfer of the terminal phosphate group of adenosine triphosphate to inosine diphosphate. The reaction can be formulated as follows:

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  1. W. K. JOKLIK

    Present address: Department of Microbiology, Australian National University, Canberra

  2. P. BERG: Research Fellow of the American Cancer Society recommended by the Committee on Growth, National Research Council.

  3. W. K. JOKLIK: Research Fellow of the Australian National University

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BERG, P., JOKLIK, W. Transphosphorylation between Nucleoside Polyphosphates. Nature 172, 1008–1009 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/1721008a0

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