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Functional Identification of a Rice ent-Kaurene Oxidase, OsKO2, Using the Pichia pastoris Expression System

Kwang-Wook KOBiotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo
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Fengqiu LINBiotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo
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Takumi KATSUMATAInstitute of Symbiotic Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT)
,
Yoshinori SUGAIInstitute of Symbiotic Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT)
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Sho MIYAZAKIInstitute of Symbiotic Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT)
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Hiroshi KAWAIDEInstitute of Symbiotic Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT)
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Kazunori OKADABiotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo
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Hideaki NOJIRIBiotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo
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Hisakazu YAMANEBiotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo
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Pages 3285-3288 | Received 25 Jun 2008, Accepted 29 Aug 2008, Published online: 22 May 2014

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