Advances in the plant isoprenoid biosynthesis pathway and its metabolic engineering

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 769-782

  Liu, Yan ^a   Wang, Hong ^a   Ye, He Chun ^a   Li, Guo Feng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis pathway; Metabolic engineering; Plant isoprenoids

Indexed keywords

ISOPRENOID;

EID: 24944545503     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2005.00111.x     Document Type: Review

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