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ADENOSINE tetraphosphate was discovered as an impurity in some commercial preparations of adenosine triphosphate1,2 where its concentration may exceed 10 per cent of the total adenine3. It was also found in horse muscle4 and possibly in rat liver5.
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LIÉBECQ, C., JAROSZEWICZ, K. & LALLEMAND, A. Enzymatic Dephosphorylation of Adenosine Tetraphosphate. Nature 189, 661–662 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/189661a0
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