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THE recent publication by Lange1 on the inhibition of certain enzymes by tobacco smoke condensate has prompted the publication of an examination of the catalysed aerial oxidation of cysteine.
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TONGE, B. Effect of Tobacco Smoke Condensate on the Aerial Oxidation of Cysteine. Nature 194, 284–285 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/194284a0
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