Biosynthesis of Taxol

Angewandte Chemie (International Edition in English)

Volumn 36, Issue 20, 1997, Pages 2190-2195

  Rohr, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antitumor agents; Biosynthesis; Enzymes; Isotopic labeling; Taxol

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030725045     PISSN: 05700833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.199721901     Document Type: Review

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