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Intermediates in the Biosynthesis of Porphyrins from Porphobilinogen by Rhodopseudomonas spheroides

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THE formation of porphyrins1 and of δ-aminolævulic acid2,3 from glycine by preparations of Rhodopseudomonos spheroides has been reported.

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HOARE, D., HEATH, H. Intermediates in the Biosynthesis of Porphyrins from Porphobilinogen by Rhodopseudomonas spheroides . Nature 181, 1592–1593 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1811592a0

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