Systematics of 2H patterns in natural compounds and its importance for the elucidation of biosynthetic pathways

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Hanns‐Ludwig Schmidt1, Roland A. Werner2, Wolfgang Eisenreich1
1Lehrstuhl für Biologische Chemie, Technische Universität München, An der Saatzucht 5, D-85350, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany
2Max-Planck-Institut für Biogeochemie, Postfach 10 01 64, D-07701, Jena, Germany

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