Molecular Cloning of a cDNA Coping for Copper/Zinc Superoxide Dismutase from Zebrafish and Its Expression in Escherichia coli

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 2863-2867

  Ken, Chuian Fu ^a   Shaw, Jei Fu ^a,b   Wu, Jen Leih ^a,c   Lin, Chi Tsai ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND MICROBIAL BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF CELLULAR AND ORGANISMIC BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

cDNA; Copper zinc superoxide dismutase; Danio rerio; Escherichia coli; Expression; Molecular cloning; PCR; pET 23a(+) thioredoxin; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

CHONDRICHTHYES; DANIO RERIO; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA; XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

EID: 0008440291     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf970763e     Document Type: Article

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