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On the development of enzymic pathways for the biosynthesis of aminocyclitol antibiotics and other idiolites

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, William Marsh Rice University, 77001, Houston, Texas, USA

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Research performed in our laboratory was supported by the Robert A. Welch Foundation, Houston, Texas (C-153) and the National Institutes of Health (AI-12278).

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Walker, J.B. On the development of enzymic pathways for the biosynthesis of aminocyclitol antibiotics and other idiolites. Folia Microbiol 24, 286–291 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02926462

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