A family of plant-specific polyketide synthases: Facts and predictions

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 373-378

  Schröder, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 0040241878     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(97)01104-7     Document Type: Article

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