The non-mevalonate pathway of isoprenoids: Genes, enzymes and intermediates

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 535-540

  Rohdich, Felix ^a   Kis, Klaus ^a   Bacher, Adelbert ^a   Eisenreich, Wolfgang ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

1 DEOXY DEXTRO XYLULOSE 5 PHOSPHATE; 2,4 DIPHOSPHATE; ENZYME; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE; ISOPRENOID; METHYL DEXTRO ERYTHRITOL 4 PHOSPHATE; MEVALONIC ACID; POLYOL; PYROPHOSPHATE; PYRUVIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLULOSE;

BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL REACTION; CLONING; DRUG STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST; PLANT; POLYMERIZATION; PROTOZOON; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; REVIEW;

EID: 0035478823     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-5931(00)00240-4     Document Type: Review

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