Enzymes from Escherichia coli synthesize o-succinylbenzoic acid, an intermediate in menaquinone (vitamin K2) biosynthesis.
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- 1 September 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Biological Chemistry
- Vol. 256 (18) , 9386-9388
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9258(19)68770-3
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