The biosynthesis of the phenethylisoquinoline alkaloid, colchicine,from cinnamaldehyde and dihydrocinnamaldehyde
β Scribed by Richard B. Herbert; Eric Knagg
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 192 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0040-4039
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