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Initiation of polyphenylalanine synthesis and the action of cytokinins in fenugreek cotyledons

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THE initiation of peptide chain formation is thought to be the point of control in protein synthesis. Plant growth hormones may also act at this point.

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RIJVEN, A. Initiation of polyphenylalanine synthesis and the action of cytokinins in fenugreek cotyledons. Nature 252, 257–259 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/252257a0

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