Cloning, expression and characterization of a single-chain antibody specific for the herbicide atrazine

Food and Agricultural Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-29

  Byrne, Fergus R ^a   Grant, Steven D ^a   Porter, Andrew J ^a   Harris, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Dimerization; Pesticide detection; scAb; Single chain antibody

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0002623267     PISSN: 09540105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540109609354900     Document Type: Article

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