Investigation of Taxol biosynthetic genes for the production of novel taxanes in heterologous plant systems
The diterpenoid paclitaxel (TaxolTM) is one of the most effective anticancer drugs, used against a wide range of cancers. It is produced as a secondary metabolite in the vascular cambial region of the bark of Taxus brevifolia from which it was first extracted in 1971. Taxol also accumulates in low c...
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| Format: | Thesis (University of Nottingham only) |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13269/ |