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Der Stickstoffumsatz / Nitrogen Metabolism pp 763–813Cite as

Stoffwechsel der Purine und Pyrimidine

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Part of the Handbuch der Pflanzenphysiologie / Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology book series (532,volume 8)

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Purin, Pyrimidin

Purine und Pyrimidine sind Bestandteile physiologisch wichtiger Verbindungen und Stoffklassen. Darum ist die Klärung ihres Stoffwechsels von weittragender Bedeutung.

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