A potential energy surface bifurcation in terpene biosynthesis

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 384-389

  Hong, Young J ^a   Tantillo, Dean J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; CARBON; TERPENE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; METABOLISM; THERMODYNAMICS;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CARBON; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; TERPENES; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 69249168676     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.287     Document Type: Article

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