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Formation of β-Alanine from Spermine and Spermidine by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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THE importance of β-alanine, especially as a constituent of pantothenic acid, in biological systems is well recognized; but little is known about its biosynthesis. One possible mechanism of formation involves the decarboxylation of aspartic acid though this has been established only for a small number of bacteria1. It has been recently found that β-alanine might also be formed from uracil by a certain species of Clostridium 2.

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RAZIN, S., BACHRACH, U. & GERY, I. Formation of β-Alanine from Spermine and Spermidine by Pseudomonas aeruginosa . Nature 181, 700–701 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/181700a0

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