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SINCE nitro-compounds of biological origin have not long been recognized, little is known of their metabolism apart from some pharmacological investigations. Recent biochemical work, however, has revealed for the first time the presence of a nitro-group in the molecule of a microbial product, chloromycetin. Hence it is of considerable interest to study enzymic reactions involving nitro-compounds.
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EGAMI, F., SATO, R. Enzymic Decomposition of Nitromethane by Liver Homogenates. Nature 165, 365–366 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1038/165365a0
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