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Biobased products News 1 Jun 2015
Opium produced from sugar via bioengineered yeast [Registered]
In a study published in Nature Chemical Biology the researchers describe the synthesis of reticuline, a compound from which most alkaloids derive, including the opiates morphine and codeine as well as many other potential new drugs.… Login to continue
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