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A new prenyltransferase from Micrococcus lysodeikticus.

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H Sagami, K Ogura, S Seto, T Kurokawa. 1978-11-29. A new prenyltransferase from Micrococcus lysodeikticus.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-291x(78)91201-9

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