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The discovery of chlorophyll-protein complex by Emil L. Smith during 1937–1941

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Smith, E.L. The discovery of chlorophyll-protein complex by Emil L. Smith during 1937–1941. Photosynth Res 16, 285–289 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00028846

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