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Esterification of inorganic phosphate accompanies the oxidation of succinic acid by cell-free extracts of E. coli. Inorganic phosphate appears to be an essential requirement for the dehydrogenation of the C(4)-dicarboxylic acid.
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Hersey et al. (1951) studied this question.
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