Nature 195, 142 - 143 (14 July 1962); doi:10.1038/195142a0

A Structural Similarity between N-Acetylmuramic Acid and Penicillin as a Basis for Antibiotic Action

J. F. COLLINS & M. H. RICHMOND

National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, N.W.7

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