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. 1953 Dec;39(12):1176–1188. doi: 10.1073/pnas.39.12.1176

The Enzymatic Synthesis of Porphyrins from Porphobilinogen*

Lawrence Bogorad 1,, S Granick 1
PMCID: PMC1063934  PMID: 16589396

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