Investigations into the molecular evolution of plant terpene, alkaloid, and urushiol biosynthetic enzymes
Plants produce a vast number of low-molecular-weight chemicals (so called secondary or specialized metabolites) that confer a selective advantage to the plant, such as defense against herbivory or protection from changing environmental conditions. Many of these specialized metabolites are used for t...
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Virginia Tech
2016
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/64408 |