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α, ɛ-Diaminopimelic Acid: Its Distribution, Synthesis and Metabolism

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RHULAND, L. α, ɛ-Diaminopimelic Acid: Its Distribution, Synthesis and Metabolism. Nature 185, 224–228 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/185224a0

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