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Enzymatic Synthesis of Deoxypentose Phosphate

Nature volume 167, pages 408–409 (1951)Cite this article

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LITTLE is known about the pathway of biological synthesis of deoxypentose. As a component of deoxypentose nucleic acid, the synthesis of this sugar must play an important part in the metabolism of cell nuclei.

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RACKER, E. Enzymatic Synthesis of Deoxypentose Phosphate. Nature 167, 408–409 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/167408b0

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