Decarboxylation of uroporphyrinogen III by erythrocyte uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase. Evidence for a random decarboxylation mechanism.
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SUBMITTER: Luo J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1131463 | biostudies-other | 1990 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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