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FLAGELLAR proteins (flagellins) from several species of bacteria have been studied by Weibull1 and, more recently, by Koffler2. The present investigations have revealed differences in the amino-acid compositions of the flagellins from Proteus vulgaris 2, and Salmonella typhimurium (Table 1). Also the latter protein has been found to contain ɛ-N-methyl-lysine, an amino-acid that has not been previously found to occur naturally.
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AMBLER, R., REES, M. ɛ-N-Methyl-lysine in Bacterial Flagellar Protein. Nature 184, 56–57 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/184056b0
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