Biochemistry of Polyketide Synthases

Biotechnology: Second Edition

Volumn 10, Issue , 2008, Pages 341-372

  Gokhale, Rajesh S ^a   Tuteja, Dipika ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES;

KETONES;

EID: 84959211622     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527620937.ch12     Document Type: Chapter

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