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Serine–Glycine Interconversion in Plant Tissues

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THE conversion of serine to glycine in animal tissues was first demonstrated by Shemin1 by a feeding experiment using serine labelled with nitrogen-15 and carbon-13 in the carboxyl group. The involvement of a folic acid derivative as a co-factor in the reaction was shown both by Kisliuk and Sakami2 and Blakley3.

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  1. Botany Department, King's College, University of London, 68 Half Moon Lane, London, S.E.24

    A. P. WILKINSON & D. D. DAVIES

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WILKINSON, A., DAVIES, D. Serine–Glycine Interconversion in Plant Tissues. Nature 181, 1070–1071 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1811070a0

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