Medicinal Tropane Alkaloids: Biosynthesis, Evolution, and Engineering

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Fei Qiu, Siyuan Liao, Junlan Zeng, Tengfei Zhao, Fangyuan Zhang, Shuangming Song, Kexuan Tang, Zhihua Liao. Medicinal Tropane Alkaloids: Biosynthesis, Evolution, and Engineering. Engineering DOI:10.1016/j.eng.2025.07.019

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