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THE work of Hassid et al.1–3 on the cell-free synthesis of cellulose with an enzyme system isolated from mung bean seedlings and young cotton bolls has shown that the enzyme is apparently unable to distinguish guanosine diphosphate-D-glucose from guanosine diphosphate-D-mannose. Moreover, there was a notable decrease in the amount of the synthesized cellulose using enzymes from cotton bolls older than 15 days.
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MARX-FIGINI, M. Comparison of the Biosynthesis of Cellulose in vitro and in vivo in Cotton Bolls. Nature 210, 754–755 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/210754a0
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