Taxol from fungal endophytes and the issue of biodiversity

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 417-423

  Strobel, G A ^a   Hess, W M ^b   Ford, E ^a   Sidhu, R S ^c   Yang, X ^d  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Cytoclonal Pharmaceutics Inc   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Fungi; Mycology; Taxol; Taxus

Indexed keywords

PACLITAXEL;

DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG STRUCTURE; FUNGUS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLANT; REVIEW; TAXONOMY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ALTERNARIA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; PESTALOTIA; PESTALOTIOPSIS; PITHOMYCES; TAXUS;

EID: 0030498836     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf01574772     Document Type: Article

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