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Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry Volume 64, 2000 - Issue 3
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Cloning of a Full-length cDNA Encoding ent-Kaurene Synthase from Gibberella fujikuroi: Functional Analysis of a Bifunctional Diterpene Cyclase

Tomonobu TOYOMASUDepartment of Bioresource Engineering, Yamagata University
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Hiroshi KAWAIDEFrontier Research Program, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN)
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Atsuko ISHIZAKIDepartment of Bioresource Engineering, Yamagata University
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Shoko SHINODADepartment of Bioresource Engineering, Yamagata University
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Minoru OTSUKADepartment of Bioresource Engineering, Yamagata University
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Wataru MITSUHASHIDepartment of Bioresource Engineering, Yamagata University
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Takeshi SASSADepartment of Bioresource Engineering, Yamagata University
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Pages 660-664 | Received 12 Oct 1999, Accepted 15 Nov 1999, Published online: 22 May 2014

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