“…However, there have been reports from Woods and associates (189,190) Attempts to isolate or intercept intermediates of the last step of methionine biosynthesis, such as the hypothetical S-hydroxymethylhomocysteine, have not yet led to clear-cut success (193)(194)(195). Thus, this phase of methionine biosynthesis, while established by tracer experiments, must await resolution of detail.…”