Xylans

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 439-456

  Gregory, Abigail C E ^a   O'Connell, Ann P ^a   Bolwell, G Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGNIN; PLANT DNA; XYLAN;

CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CELL WALL; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PAPER INDUSTRY; PLANT CELL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031976347     PISSN: 02648725     EISSN: 20465556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02648725.1998.10647965     Document Type: Article

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