<p><span>Plants have evolved an amazing array of metabolic pathways leading to molecules capable of responding promptly and effectively to stress situations imposed by biotic and abiotic factors, some of which supply the ever-growing needs of humankind for natural chemicals, such as pharmaceuticals,
Plant Secondary Metabolism Engineering: Methods and Applications
β Scribed by NaΓla Cannes do Nascimento (auth.), Arthur Germano Fett-Neto (eds.)
- Publisher
- Humana Press
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 340
- Series
- Methods in Molecular Biology 643
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Subjects
Plant Sciences; Plant Genetics & Genomics; Gene Expression
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