Biogenetic speculation and biosynthetic advances

Natural Product Reports

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 224-248

  Thomas, Robert ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k}  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b University of London ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e CSIRO   (Australia)

^f NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^g Squibb Inst for Medical Research   (United States)

^h IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^j Department of the Environment   (United Kingdom)

^k University of Sussex   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; AMINO ACID; BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; LACTONE; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; REVIEW;

ALKALOIDS; AMINO ACIDS; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; LACTONES; MACROLIDES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PENICILLINS;

HOMO;

EID: 1942438004     PISSN: 02650568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b311022m     Document Type: Review

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