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Enzymes for Synthetic Biology of Ambroxide-Related Diterpenoid Fragrance Compounds

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Acknowledgments

We acknowledge the funding support for our research on diterpenoids provided by the University of British Columbia (JB), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (JB), Genome Canada (JB), Genome British Columbia (JB), and the University of California at Davis (PZ). Some of the work discussed in this chapter resulted from the Tria Project (www.thetriaproject.ca), the Treenomix Project (www.treenomix.ca), the SMarTForests Project (www.smartforests.ca), and the PhytoMetaSyn Project (www.phytometasyn.ca). JB is a UBC Distinguished University Scholar.

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Zerbe, P., Bohlmann, J. (2015). Enzymes for Synthetic Biology of Ambroxide-Related Diterpenoid Fragrance Compounds. In: Schrader, J., Bohlmann, J. (eds) Biotechnology of Isoprenoids. Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, vol 148. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/10_2015_308

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