Secondary metabolite biosynthesis: The first century

Critical Reviews in Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-40

  Bentley, Ronald ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid precursors; Biomimetic synthesis; Isoprenoids; Polyketides; Shikimate pathway precursors

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; AMINO ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; ISOPRENE; ISOTOPE; MALONIC ACID; NATURAL PRODUCT; POLYKETIDE; SHIKIMIC ACID; TRACER;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; ENZYMOLOGY; HYPOTHESIS; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0032892964     PISSN: 07388551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0738-859991229189     Document Type: Review

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