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Biochemical mechanisms in the synthesis and breakdown of proteins

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Der Stickstoffumsatz / Nitrogen Metabolism

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The cellular mechanisms underlying the synthesis and breakdown of highly specific protein structures are of basic interest in many branches of biological study. But, despite the varied attacks which have been made on the problems of protein metabolism, many of the biochemical mechanisms, and especially those concerned in protein synthesis, remain uncertain or obscure. With particular regard to the metabolism of higher plants, valuable reviews have been given by Petrie (1943), McKee (1949), Street (1949), Wood (1953), Steward and Thompson (1954) and Webster (1955).

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Yemm, E.W. (1958). Biochemical mechanisms in the synthesis and breakdown of proteins. In: Allen, E.K., et al. Der Stickstoffumsatz / Nitrogen Metabolism. Handbuch der Pflanzenphysiologie / Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-94733-9_21

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