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Enzymic Degradation of Pectic Acid and the Complex Nature of Polygalacturonase

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AYRES, A., DINGLE, J., PHIPPS, A. et al. Enzymic Degradation of Pectic Acid and the Complex Nature of Polygalacturonase. Nature 170, 834–836 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/170834a0

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