The expanding universe of alkaloid biosynthesis

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 225-233

  De Luca, Vincenzo ^a,b   Laflamme, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b SYNGENTA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

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EID: 0035023464     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5266(00)00165-5     Document Type: Review

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