Cloning and Molecular Analysis of cDNA Encoding Cycloartenol Synthase from Centella asiatica (L.) Urban
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Kim Ok-Tae
(Department of Biology, Chonnam National University)
Kim Min-Young (Department of Biology, Chonnam National University) Hwang Sung-Jin (Department of Food & Biotechnology, Dongshin University) Ahn Jun-Cheul (Department of Life Sciences, Seonam University) Hwang Baik (Department of Biology, Chonnam National University, Institute of Plant Resources, Chonnam National University) |
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