Taxol: Biosynthesis, molecular genetics, and biotechnological applications

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 13-19

  Jennewein, S ^a   Croteau, R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

10 DEACETYLBACCATIN; DOCETAXEL; PACLITAXEL; TAXOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

BIOENGINEERING; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CELL CULTURE; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DRUG USE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; TREE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PACLITAXEL;

EID: 0034789998     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530100757     Document Type: Short Survey

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