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(2009). Caffeine synthase. In: Schomburg, D., Schomburg, I., Chang, A. (eds) Class 2 Transferases. Springer Handbook of Enzymes, vol S2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85697-9_8
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