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An enzyme that catalyses the synthesis of S-carboxy- methyl-L-cysteine from β -chloro-L-alanine and thioglycolic acid was found in cells of E. coli W3110. It was purified and characterized.
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Kumagai, H., Suzuki, H., Shigematsu, H., Tochikura, T. (1987). S-Carboxymethylcysteine Synthase From Escherichia Coli . In: Korpela, T.K., Christen, P. (eds) Biochemistry of Vitamin B6 . Birkhäuser Congress Reports. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-9308-4_44
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