Alternative sources of natural rubber

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 355-365

  Mooibroek, H ^a   Cornish, K ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR; FARNESYL TRANS TRANSFERASE; GERANYLTRANSFERASE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; POLYMER; RUBBER; SQUALENE SYNTHASE;

CROP PRODUCTION; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; RESOURCE SCARCITY; RUBBER;

BIODIVERSITY; ELASTICITY; HEAT TRANSFER; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RUBBER INDUSTRY; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSGENE; TREE; YEAST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HEVEA BRASILIENSIS; PARTHENIUM ARGENTATUM;

EID: 0034053392     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051627     Document Type: Short Survey

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