One-carbon fixation via the reductive glycine pathway exceeds yield of the Calvin cycle in bacteria
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INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Exploris 480
ORGANISM(S): Cupriavidus Necator (strain Atcc 17699 / H16 / Dsm 428 / Stanier 337) (ralstonia Eutropha)
TISSUE(S): Cell Culture
SUBMITTER: 
Timo Glatter
LAB HEAD: Timo Glatter
PROVIDER: PXD059545 | Pride | 2025-02-15
REPOSITORIES: pride
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