Cloning and sequencing of phbA gene of poly-β-hydroxybuty rate synthesis and its expression analysis

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 1387-1391

  Ye, Liang ^a   Li, Cong ^a   Song, Yanru ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

3 ketothiolase; phbA gene; Poly hydroxybutyrate

Indexed keywords

ALCALIGENES; NICOTIANA TABACUM; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

EID: 5544313500     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02885988     Document Type: Article

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