Plastid targeting of polyhydroxybutyrate biosynthetic pathway in tobacco

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 289-293

  Arai, Yuko ^a,b   Nakashita, Hideo ^a   Yoshiharu, Doi ^a   Yamaguchi, Isamu ^a,b  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

^b SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0009467281     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.18.289     Document Type: Article

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