Mevalonate and nonmevalonate pathways for the biosynthesis of isoprene units

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1619-1627

  Kuzuyama, Tomohisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Inhibitor; Isoprenoid; Mevalonate pathway; Nonmevalonate pathway

Indexed keywords

1,3 BUTADIENE DERIVATIVE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FOSFOMYCIN; FOSMIDOMYCIN; HEMITERPENE; ISOPRENE; ISOPRENOID PHOSPHATE; MEVALONIC ACID; PENTANE;

BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

BUTADIENES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOSFOMYCIN; HEMITERPENES; MEVALONIC ACID; PENTANES; POLYISOPRENYL PHOSPHATES;

ALGAE; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0036690439     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.66.1619     Document Type: Article

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