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Cloning of a Gene Cluster Responsible for the Biosynthesis of Diterpene Aphidicolin, a Specific Inhibitor of DNA Polymerase α

Tomonobu TOYOMASUDepartment of Bioresource Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University
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Kentaro NAKAMINAMIDepartment of Bioresource Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University
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Hiroaki TOSHIMADepartment of Bioresource Science, College of Agriculture, Ibaraki University
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Takashi MIEDivision of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University
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Kenji WATANABEDivision of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University
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Hiroyuki ITODivision of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University
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Hirokazu MATSUIDivision of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University
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Wataru MITSUHASHIDepartment of Bioresource Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University
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Takeshi SASSADepartment of Bioresource Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University
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Hideaki OIKAWADivision of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University
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Pages 146-152 | Received 23 Jul 2003, Accepted 10 Sep 2003, Published online: 22 May 2014

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