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ISOCITRITASE, the enzyme which splits isocitric acid to succinate and glyoxylate, has been found in Pseudomonos aeruginosa1,2 and Penicillium chrysogenum3. This communication describes this enzyme in Escherichia coli.
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WONG, D., AJL, S. Isocitritase in Escherichia coli. Nature 176, 970–971 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/176970a0
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