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Unlike other bacteria, Mycobacterium phlei elaborates a fatty acid synthetase of high molecular weight. This multienzyme complex requires a heat-stable factor and is inactivated in solutions of low ionic strength.
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BRINDLEY, D., MATSUMURA, S. & BLOCH, K. Mycobacterium phlei Fatty Acid Synthetase—A Bacterial Multienzyme Complex. Nature 224, 666–669 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/224666a0
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