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THE following observations suggest that papaya latex contains an enzyme which catalyses the cyclization of L-glutamine and of L-glutaminyl peptides.
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MESSER, M. Enzymatic Cyclization of L-Glutamine and L-Glutaminyl Peptides. Nature 197, 1299 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/1971299a0
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