Liquefied Wood as Inexpensive Precursor-Feedstock for Bio-Mediated Incorporation of (R)-3-Hydroxyvalerate into Polyhydroxyalkanoates.
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SUBMITTER: Koller M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5512928 | biostudies-other | 2015 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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