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Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry Volume 72, 2008 - Issue 8
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Cloning and Characterization of Mevalonate Pathway Genes in a Natural Rubber Producing Plant, Hevea brasiliensis

Tomoki SANDODepartment of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
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Chika TAKAOKADepartment of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
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Yukio MUKAIDepartment of Bioscience, Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology
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Atsushi YAMASHITAKitasato Institute for Life Sciences, Kitasato University
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Masahira HATTORIGraduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Naotake OGASAWARADepartment of Bioinformatics and Genomics, Graduate School of Information Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
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Eiichiro FUKUSAKIDepartment of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
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Akio KOBAYASHIDepartment of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
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Pages 2049-2060 | Received 17 Mar 2008, Accepted 13 May 2008, Published online: 22 May 2014

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