A novel labda-7,13e-dien-15-ol-producing bifunctional diterpene synthase from Selaginella moellendorffii.
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SUBMITTER: Mafu S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3383829 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep
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A novel labda-7,13e-dien-15-ol-producing bifunctional diterpene synthase from Selaginella moellendorffii.
Mafu Sibongile S Hillwig Matthew L ML Peters Reuben J RJ
Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology 20110712 13
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