The deoxyxylulose phosphate pathway of terpenoid biosynthesis in plants and microorganisms

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 1998, Pages

  Eisenreich, Wolfgang ^a   Schwarz, Matthias ^b   Cartayrade, Alain ^b   Arigoni, Duilio ^b   Zenk, Meinhart H ^c   Bacher, Adelbert ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 0032170425     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(98)90002-3     Document Type: Review

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