Metabolic engineering of biosynthetic pathways leading to isoprenoids: Mono- and sesquiterpenes in plastids and cytosol

Journal of Plant Interactions

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 195-204

  Akhila, Anand ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

Author keywords

Anti cancer; Enzymes; Genes; Isoprenoids; Medicinal; Metabolic engineering; Monoterpenes; Perfumery; Sesquiterpenes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 35948997350     PISSN: 17429145     EISSN: 17429153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17429140701670953     Document Type: Review

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