Cloning enzymes of the taxol pathway and their expression in transgenic tomato

Paclitaxel (Taxol) was first isolated from the bark of the pacific yew tree as an important anticancer compound. Its efficacy and unique mode of action has seen demand increase, but full chemical synthesis is not economically viable and this has led to a search for alternative production sources. Cu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alzahrani, Fatima
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2016
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38406/