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ON September 2, at the recent British Association meeting in Newcastle, a discussion was held by Section B (Chemistry) on "The Nitrogen Cycle in Nature". Prof. G. R. Clemo, in introducing the discussion, gave a general survey of the great importfance of the nitrogen cycle in Nature, which ensures that, unlike other natural resources generally, our vast reserves of atmospheric nitrogen are never likely to become exhausted. Among the many groups of naturally occurring nitrogenous substances, he made special mention of chloromycetin, the first organic nitro compound to be discovered in Nature and containing the fundamental C6C3 unit characteristic of many plant products.
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CLEMO, G., SWAN, G. The Nitrogen Cycle in Nature. Nature 164, 811–813 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/164811a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/164811a0