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Identification of Fatty Acids in Bacillus cereus
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Rhizopus arrhizusの脂肪酸エチルエステルについて

J L Laseter, J D Weete

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |May 21, 1971
    PubMed
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    この研究は,長い鎖の脂肪酸のエチルエステルを新しい生物学的製品として特定しています. 研究者らは,先端の分析技術を使用して,オレイン酸,パルミチン酸,ステアリック酸のエチルエステルを検出しました.

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