The taxus metabolome and the elucidation of the taxol® biosynthetic pathway in cell suspension cultures

Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry

Volumn 57, Issue , 2006, Pages 291-309

  Ketchum, R E B ^a   Croteau, R B ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33845457895     PISSN: 0934943X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-29782-0_21     Document Type: Chapter

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