Metabolic engineering of plant carotenoids

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 406-409

  Giuliano, Giovanni ^a   Aquilani, Riccardo ^a   Dharmapuri, Sridhar ^a  

^a ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

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EID: 0033779733     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(00)01749-0     Document Type: Short Survey

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