Biosynthesis of cellulose

Progress in Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue C, 2001, Pages 69-76

  Saxena, Inder M ^a   Brown Jr , R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetobacter xylinum; biosynthesis; Cellulose; cellulose synthase

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444410976     PISSN: 09210423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-0423(01)80057-5     Document Type: Chapter

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