The Metabolism of Orotic Acid in Aerobic Bacteria

Overview

Journal J Bacteriol

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Specialty Microbiology

Date 1955 Mar 1

PMID 14367267

Citations 11

Authors

E S Reynolds

I Lieberman

A Kornberg

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