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The d-isoCitric Lyase System: the Formation of Glyoxylic and Succinic Acids from d-isoCitric Acid

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DURING studies on the acetate metabolism of Penicillium chrysogenum in this Department, it was found that alcoholic extracts of acetate-grown mycelium contained considerable quantities of glutamic acid and glycine, as well as a number of other metabolites1.

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OLSON, J. The d-isoCitric Lyase System: the Formation of Glyoxylic and Succinic Acids from d-isoCitric Acid. Nature 174, 695–696 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/174695b0

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