Biosynthetic consequences of multiple sequential post-transition-state bifurcations

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 104-111

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; CATION; DITERPENE; MILTIRADIENE; TERPENE SYNTHASE; TRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; ISOMERISM; METABOLISM;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CATIONS; CYCLIZATION; DITERPENES; ISOMERISM; MODELS, MOLECULAR;

EID: 84893021866     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1843     Document Type: Article

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