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Occurrence of D-Phenylalanine, D-Allothreonine and other D-Amino-Acids in Peptido-Lipids of Bacterial Origin

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IKAWA, M., SNELL, E. & LEDERER, E. Occurrence of D-Phenylalanine, D-Allothreonine and other D-Amino-Acids in Peptido-Lipids of Bacterial Origin. Nature 188, 558–560 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/188558a0

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