Biosynthèse des isoprénoïdes

Acta Botanica Gallica

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-24

  Kribii, Rachida ^a   Soustre, Isabelle ^a   Karst, Francis ^a  

^a IBMIG Institut de Biologie Moleculaire et dIngenierie Genetique   (France)

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EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033239255     PISSN: 12538078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/12538078.1999.10515797     Document Type: Article

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