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IN 1955 Wright et al.1 demonstrated that pimelic and azelaic acids stimulate the biosynthesis of biotin in Aspergillus niger. Since then, three groups2–4 of workers have established that pimelic acid is a precursor in the biosynthesis of biotin. It remained to be tested whether or not pimelic acid is a by-product of the microbial degradation of azelaic acid.
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JANOTA-BASSALIK, L., WRIGHT, L. Pimelic Acid as a By-product of Azelaic Acid Degradation by Pseudomonas sp.. Nature 204, 501–502 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/204501a0
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