Biosynthesis of proline

EcoSal Plus

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Csonka, Laszlo N ^a   Leisinger, Thomas ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84959066555     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23246200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/ecosalplus.3.6.1.4     Document Type: Article

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