Incorporation of DL-[2-14C]mevalonic acid lactone into beta-carotene and the phytol side chain of chlorophyll in cotyledons of four species of pine seedlings.
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SUBMITTER: Wieckowski S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1198277 | biostudies-other | 1967 Oct
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