Mutational Studies on Triterpene Synthases: Engineering Lupeol Synthase into β-Amyrin Synthase

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  2000

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  Journal of the American Chemical Society

• Publication date

  2000-07-08

• Fields of study

  Biology, Chemistry

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  DOI 10.1021/JA0010709
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