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IT has been shown that root nodules of leguminous plants contain a hæmoprotein with a prosthetic group indistinguishable from protohæmin IX of hæmoglobin1. Elucidation of the mechanism of formation of this pigment in plant material should broaden our knowledge of biosynthetic reactions leading to the formation of porphyrins, and make it possible to compare hæmin synthesis in plant and animal tissues.
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RICHMOND, J., SALOMON, K. & CAPLIN, S. Biosynthesis of Hæmin in Soy-bean Nodule Homogenates. Nature 174, 34–35 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/174034a0
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