Chapter Eleven The methyltransferase gene superfamily: A tree with multiple branches

Recent Advances in Phytochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue C, 2000, Pages 349-384

  Ibrahim, Ragai K ^a   Muzac, Ingrid ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

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EID: 0004975669     PISSN: 00799920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-9920(00)80012-X     Document Type: Chapter

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