Fifty years of alkaloid biosynthesis in Phytochemistry

Phytochemistry

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 29-51

  Cordell, Geoffrey A ^a,b  

^a Natural Products Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Biosynthesis; Overview

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; PLANT; REVIEW;

ALKALOIDS; PLANTS;

EID: 84878935458     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2012.05.012     Document Type: Review

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