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EXTRACTS of spinach leaves1 and of wheat germ2 contain a phosphoenolpyruvic carboxylase which, in the presence of magnesium or manganese ions, catalyses the reaction: 
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WALKER, D. Malate Synthesis in a Cell-free Extract from a Crassulacean Plant. Nature 178, 593–594 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/178593b0
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