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Also Known As anabolic reaction • biosynthesis

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pathways in the biosynthesis of steroid hormones
family relationships in amino acid biosyntheses
metabolism
catabolism and biosynthesis of glucose and glycogen
biosynthesis of purine nucleotides
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Konrad E. Bloch.
Konrad E. Bloch
American biochemist

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