Getting to the bottom of Taxol biosynthesis by fungi

Fungal Diversity

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 161-170

  Heinig, Uwe ^a   Scholz, Susanne ^a   Jennewein, Stefan ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND APPLIED ECOLOGY IME   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endophytic fungi; Taxanes; Taxol biosynthesis; Taxomyces andreanae; Terpene biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; TAXUS; TAXUS BREVIFOLIA;

EID: 84878932326     PISSN: 15602745     EISSN: 18789129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13225-013-0228-7     Document Type: Article

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