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Biotechnology of Isoprenoids

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RGB thanks his group members for their contributions to the work included in this chapter. Financial support came from the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (ChemBioTec AZ13187), Forschungskreis der Ernährungsindustrie via AiF and BMWi (299 ZN) and the BMBF cluster Biokatalyse 2021 (FKZ0315172B).

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    Robin-Hagen Leonhardt & Ralf G. Berger

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Leonhardt, RH., Berger, R.G. (2014). Nootkatone. In: Schrader, J., Bohlmann, J. (eds) Biotechnology of Isoprenoids. Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, vol 148. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/10_2014_279

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