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Biochemical Chlorination of Streptomyces aureofaciens

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EARLIER work on the chlorination mechanism of Streptomyces aureofaciens established that chlorine of chlorinated fatty acids was incorporated into the molecule of 7-chlorotetracycline (CTC)1,2.

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JARAI, M., JOZSA, G. & KOLLAR, J. Biochemical Chlorination of Streptomyces aureofaciens. Nature 204, 1307–1308 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/2041307b0

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