Electrophoretic and other studies on haem pigments from Rhodopseudomonas palustris: cytochrome 552 and cytochromoid c.
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SUBMITTER: Henderson RW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1264881 | biostudies-other | 1966 Feb
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