Assigning gene function in biosynthetic pathways: Camalexin and beyond

Plant Cell

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 360-367

  Møldrup, Morten Emil ^a   Geu Flores, Fernando ^b,c   Halkier, Barbara Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84875519818     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.112.104745     Document Type: Letter

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