Isoflavonoid production by genetically engineered microorganisms

Natural Products: Phytochemistry, Botany and Metabolism of Alkaloids, Phenolics and Terpenes

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1647-1681

  Cress, Brady F ^a   Linhardt, Robert J ^a   Koffas, Mattheos A G ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Metabolic engineering; Mutasynthesis; Non natural isoflavonoids; Protein engineering; Strain improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945263046     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-22144-6_53     Document Type: Chapter

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