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Evidence is presented that the physiological effects of penicillin on E. coli may be due to interaction with at least two specific targets, both of which are enzymes.
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HARTMANN, R., HÖLTJE, JV. & SCHWARZ, U. Targets of Penicillin Action in Escherichia coli. Nature 235, 426–429 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/235426a0
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