Characterization of δ-guaiene synthases from cultured cells of Aquilaria, responsible for the formation of the sesquiterpenes in agarwood

Plant Physiology

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1998-2007

  Kumeta, Yukie ^a   Ito, Michiho ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUILARIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 78649775610     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.110.161828     Document Type: Article

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