Hopanoid biosynthesis and function in bacteria

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 168-176

  Kannenberg, Elmar L ^a,b   Poralla, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOPANOID; SQUALENE;

BACTERIUM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PLANT; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032943554     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001140050592     Document Type: Review

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